Rumors

Derek Jeter… A Ray?

Colin Cowherd voiced an opinion yesterday that The Captain could head to the Rays if the Yankees offered less money. Often, I find myself agreeing with Cowherd, especially when it comes to the finances of baseball, but I don’t see how he could be any …

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Cashman: Kuroda Not On Yanks Radar

From Wallace Matthews:”What we got is what we’re going with,” Cashman said by phone from his office at Yankee Stadium. “I anticipate we are going to use the alternatives we have here.”…He also refuted media reports that the Yankees were planning to a…

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Rosenthal: Yankees Could Put Waiver Claim on Hiroki Kuroda

As per Rosenthal’s Twitter:Dodgers put Kuroda on waivers. Rival exec: “I guarantee Yankees are all over it.” Kuroda owed about $2.7M. Lilly not yet on waivers. MLBThis is obviously a rumor, and a rumor in its infancy at that - but it did pique my inter…

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Yanks Still Want To Add Guillen?

From George A. King III: Having acquired Lance Berkman and Austin Kearns this past weekend it would appear the Yankees wouldn’t have room for Jose Guillen.Nevertheless, the Yankees aren’t shutting the door on acquiring the much-traveled 34-year-old out…

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Yanks Tried To Get Mike Lowell

From Ken Rosenthal:Mike Lowell a Yankee?The possibility was discussed Friday, the eve of the non-waiver trade deadline, according to major-league sources.The Red Sox were not going to trade Lowell directly to the Yankees, sources said. The deal would h…

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Deadling Update: Yanks Still Looking For Bullpen Help

(I’ll keep updating this post throughout the day with any other rumors.)(UPDATE 1:37 PM) The Berkman deal is now official.(original post)From Ken Rosenthal:Yankees will take one last run through the thin bullpen market while trying to add a bench piece…

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Melancon & Paredes Headed To Houston… Kearns a Yankee

That was a very tough loss tonight. Hughes pitched very well for five innings, but one bad inning is all it take against a team as good as the Rays. More on that later, for now here’s a few more rumors.Joel Sherman is reporting that the players heading…

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Sherman: Berkman to Yanks a Done Deal

(UPDATE: 6:29 PM) Another update from Joel Sherman:Deal is completed, Berkman consented to waive no-trade rights, just have to wait 24 hrs for the technicalityNo word yet on who is going to Houston besides that Ken Davidoff says that they are expected …

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Yanks Turning Their Attention to Berkman?

(UPDATE: 4:37 PM) From Brian McTaggart:Lance Berkman not in the lineup Friday for Astros, but they are facing a lefty. He’s still listed as reserve on lineup card.Interesting…(UPDATE: 3:39 PM) From Joel Sherman:Yankees are definitely in for Lance Ber…

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The Adam Dunn Rumors Are Back… Or maybe not (Updated)

Another update from Rosenthal:Other sources, however, say the #Yankees are indeed out on Dunn.See, if Twitter allowed you to use more than 140 characters, he could have posted this all at once and this post wouldn’t have needed to be written….(origin…

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Potential Dunn-ish (Dunn-esque?) Targets

With the deadline a bit over twenty-four hours away, the Yankees are rumored to be kicking the tires on some left-handed power to fill the DH role. With Adam Dunn all but out of the question, I took a look around for similar players that could potentia…

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I Guess You Can Check Dunn Off The List (for now)

From Ken Rosenthal:These things are always fluid, but for now Yankees are out on Dunn. Checking into other alternatives. According to Joel Sherman, this is why:The Yankees consider the current asking price steep and would only deliver that kind of pack…

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More On Adam Dunn

It seems that most Yankees fans want the guy, but with good reason, many people feel it’s unlikely the Yankees will land Adam Dunn. He doesn’t want to DH, plus the Nats are going to ask for an king’s ransom in return for the slugger.Here’s another reas…

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Yanks Still Want Dunn, But He Doesn’t Want To DH

Here’s a recent tweet from Ken Rosenthal:Source: Yankees unlikely to pursue C with Posada ailing. Deep at position. Want Dunn, not confident of getting him. Price on RPs high MLBI agree with that Yanks and don’t think they need a catcher. Posada will b…

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Heyman: Toronto Wants Montero For Downs

From Jon Heyman:Jays asked Yankees for Montero for Scott Downs. Toronto may not want to trade within the divisionHeyman also says they asked the Red Sox for RHP Casey Kelly or SS Jose Iglesias, two of the Sox top prospects.There’s no way the Yankees, o…

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