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Yankees News: Cashman suggests quiet deadline day despite numerous questions

Chris Carelli — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:30:01 +0000

The MLB non-waiver trade deadline arrives today at 4:00 pm. There are several teams searching for the last piece of their puzzle in an effort to provide a playoff push and there are others trying to unload as much as possible looking forward to the future. The New York Yankees portray a state of contentment, but it is more a product of the perceived costs of the players available than it is that they WANT to remain out of the trade market. (more…)

Yankees News: Minor League Report – July 27, 2012

Chris Carelli — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:00:49 +0000

The New York Yankees sputtered during a 2-5 road trip and now lead the Baltimore Orioles by 7.5 games in the American League East. The top three levels in the Yankees minor league system are also in first place at the moment. Let’s see how they and the rest of the squads on the farm fared since last week. (more…)

New York Yankees Trade Analysis: Ichiro Suzuki

Chris Carelli — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:30:07 +0000

The New York Yankees stayed under the radar of the rumor mill and surprised everyone yesterday as they pulled off a trade for Seattle Mariners outfielder and ten-time All-Star Ichiro Suzuki. The Yankees sent minor league pitchers D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar to Seattle in exchange for Suzuki and cash. (more…)

Yankees acquire Ichiro from Mariners hours prior to first pitch; will be in Yanks’ road grays tonight

Chris Carelli — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:59:43 +0000

The New York Yankees have traded D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar to the Seattle Mariners for Ichiro Suzuki and cash first reported by Jack Curry of the YES Network via Twitter. Ichiro will be in tonight’s lineup for the Yankees, but the position in the lineup has yet to be determined by manager Joe Girardi. (more…)

What can Ty Hensley bring to the Yankees?

Benjamin Orr — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 19:00:33 +0000

As you may or may not know, the New York Yankees agreed about a week ago with first-round draft pick Ty Hensley on a one-year contract with a $1.2 million signing bonus. Hensley pitched for Edmond Santa Fe High School and was just drafted in June. From what scouts have seen from Hensley, the kid has nothing but positives about him. At 18, Hensley definitely has time to adapt to the Yankee way of baseball, but when he is up here, how much will he affect the team? Will it be positive or negative? All these questions and more will not be answered for awhile. For now, Hensley finds himself pitching in the minors, but has set himself a goal to be pitching in the majors by 21. Let’s see if he can do that. (more…)

What can the Yankees do with Joba Chamberlain?

Benjamin Orr — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:00:08 +0000

How does the old saying go, you can never have too much pitching? Well clearly that’s the case if Joba Chamberlain is able to make a return sometime this season. Recently, reports have said that Chamberlain is somewhere on the road to recovery and is ready to start making some appearances in the minor leagues within two weeks. Chamberlain’s role is a bit tricky though. The bullpen has been doing extremely well this season and Chamberlain hasn’t pitched since June of 2011 so his absence from the MLB may be somewhat of a factor. Regardless, the Yankees won’t spring Chamberlain back into that role, especially if they aren’t hurting for pitching. D.J. Mitchell, who was recently called up, is expected to add some depth to the bullpen as he is taking over Cory Wade’s role for the time being. So with the Yankees trusting younger pitchers like Mitchell, the pitching is sailing fine for now, but how much of an impact will Chamberlain make later on?

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Yankees Minor League Report: May 16, 2012

Chris Carelli — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:36:00 +0000

Each Wednesday, we’ll provide a predominately notebook style review of what’s happening in the Yankees minor league system. International League North (AAA) – Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (19-19), 4th Place, 6 GB 29-year old journeyman first baseman Steve Pearce leads the team with 7 home runs and a 1.027 OPS. Eduardo Nunez who was recently demoted from [...]