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There was some concern over over Derek Jeter’s right hand yesterday after he came up visibly sore on a diving play in the fourth inning. It didn’t appear to be a big deal at the time, and manager Joe Girardi said he didn’t even notice Jeter’s discomfort. But when it comes to The Captain, injuries are almost literally the only thing that can hold him back. Well, apparently there wasn’t much to worry ...

The spring training statistics of the five guys battling for the fifth spot in the rotation (in order of least to most likely to win the job): Chad Gaudin 0-2 (W-L), 7.71 ERA, 3 GP, 2 GS, 7.0 IP, 9 Hits, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 4 K Career as Starter: 21-28 (W-L), 4.72 ERA Looks like Gaudin may have played himself right off of the Yankees roster. Sergio Mitre 0-0 (W-L), ...

So far this spring the Yankees have not had to deal with major injuries to their pitching staff and while that is fantastic, it’s bad for Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre, if they want to stay in the Bronx. I’ve written before that it is likely that one of them gets traded, but today, Joel Sherman of the NY Post wrote that, “the Yankees are almost certain to trade either,” one of them ...

As the season draws closer, the Yankees have a big decision coming up as to who they are going to pick to be their fifth starter this year. Despite my belief that it would be a waste to go with anyone other than Joba Chamberlain , there is a very real chance that he could get passed over especially considering he hasn’t really pitched all that well this spring. It seems ...

Damaso Marte has certainly had mixed results during his Yankee career, but he was lights-out in the playoffs last year, especially in big spots against Ryan Howard in the World Series. Consider yesterday payback as he couldn’t even get an out in the fifth inning yesterday as he gave up three runs on a Jayson Werth homer, four hits, and was removed from the game after Howard hit a liner off his ...

Despite a history of Hall of Famers roaming centerfield for the Yankees, the position has been in flux since George Steinbrenner signed Kenny Loften after the 2003 season to help share the load with Bernie Williams . Last season, the Yankees got by with Melky Cabrera , but the only reason they seemed comfortable with that was because they were so solid at every other position. It turns out they weren’t ...

The Yankees have kept fans largely in the dark this winter about when single game tickets will be available available to the general public, but apparently Staten Island Yankee fans are in the loop because for the second year-in-a-row they’re the first to know. Anyways, NYY Stadium Insider has the lowdown on the ticket situation: Monday, March 15 – Season ticket holders (all plans) presale Wednesday, March 17 – Minor league season ticketholders ...

It’s not everyday the Yankees are outbid by many teams, a few years ago they were outbid by Boston for Daisuke Matsuzaka, but that was the Red Sox and with their nearly $170 million payroll you’d expect them to outbid somebody sometime. The Blue Jays however? Come on! Here are the details, we first heard of Adeinis Hechavarria about a month ago when rumors surfaced that the Yankees were interested ...

The Yankees reassigned a couple of players this week, starting with nine cuts made on Saturday . They then cut catcher Jose Gil and righty Grant Duff on Sunday , and this morning they cut two more—right handed pitchers Ivan Nova and Hector Noesi —leaving just 52 players left in camp. The goal is to get that number down to 25, so just over half of the ...

Most people have heard of him by now, Yankees prospect switch-pitcher Pat Venditte . Switch pitcher means he can throw with both his right and left hands, and so far in his Yankee career he’s done so quite well with both arms putting up a 2.34 FIP as a right hander and a 2.26 FIP as a lefty. Well Venditte is scheduled to be a guest on Yankees Daily’s blogtalkradio show ...