Setup job is not Joba's just yet
The Ny Post is reporting "Joba Chamberlain was impressive in striking out Adrian Beltre and J.D. Drew to kill an eighth-inning Red Sox threat Tuesday night.
Are The Yankees Really Interested In Jayson Werth For 2011?The Bleacherreport is reporting I've never heard so much talk of rumors and speculation about a free agent class before.
The class of 2010-2011 already has had a ton of speculation surrounding it. Now Jayson Werth's name is being added in.
Rays love Crawford but deep-pocketed Yankees are lurkingsI is reportng Tampa Bay Rays star Carl Crawford might as well have a pinstriped target on his back. The Yankees will have their hands full next winter, with their own big-time free-agents-to-be Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and manager Joe Girardi, but don't expect them to stop there. They not only have a seemingly limitless supply of spending money, but also know how to juggle several deca-million dollar contract negotiations simultaneously, and they will focus on Crawford. Just just about everyone but Crawford seems to know it.
New York Yankees not interested in DyeNy Daily News is reporting The Yankees viewed free agent Mark DeRosa as potential help in left field and an unbeatable super-utility option. But DeRosa, a Bergen Catholic product, agreed to a preliminary two-year deal with the San Francisco Giants Monday night, The Associated Press reported. The agreement is to be announced today.
Yankees’ deal for Vazquez puts them in market for LFStl Today is reporting The reported five-player trade between the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves brings righthander and Cy Young vote-getter Javier Vazquez back to the Bronx and puts the Yankees back in the market for an outfielder.
Yanks in Play for Holliday?Stl today is reporting Good morning…
Just three items for you today on this busy morning:
1. The Yankees and Braves Make a Trade: Earlier today the Atlanta Braves traded RHP Javier Vazquez to the Yankees for a three-player package that includes LF Melky Cabrera. Considering that Cabrera was being slotted to start in lef for the Yankees before the trade, does this mean that Matt Holliday or Jason Bay are back in play as potential free-agent signings for the Bombers? Or does it mean that the Yankees will revisit their attempts to re-sign Johnny Damon? It could be that overreaching agent Scott Boras will get lucky after all, either with Holliday or Damon to the Yankees.
Who are top targets for Sox and Yankees?Boston.com is reporting What will the superpower Yankees and Red Sox pull off in the coming weeks?
John Lackey could be a key figure in both teams’ plans. If the Sox acquire him, it would allow them to package Clay Buchholz in a deal for Adrian Gonzalez or Miguel Cabrera, if he becomes available. Buchholz is the chip most teams want in a megadeal.
