Melquisedec Mesa

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Pinch Runner and Designated Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 31, 1987 in Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 2012 (Age 25)   vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Yankees 2012
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 0.023, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2019 [*], Agents: ACES (Sam & Seth Levinson) [*]
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• 4/19 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor League Week In Review: SWB RailRiders The RailRiders ended up with four straight rainouts, but caught up a bit with a doubleheader on Sunday and finished...
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• 4/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THAT'S MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN APRIL FOR YA!: It was Thursday night after a long week and the prize- opening night at the Trenton Thunder with my son at its newly tooled Arm...
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• 3/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: NOW IS THE TIME TO TURN IT ON!: I love this photograph.  This is a picture of CC Monster in the playoffs.  He's been nicknamed CC Monster by my...
• 3/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Bombers Blast: Old get older as Yanks trade for Vernon Wells: It’s never a rookie. The New York Yankees seem to always prize the old guy. It’s a wonder the team ever produced the likes...
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• 3/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees official on Vernon Wells trade: Where was this money in December?: When I woke up this morning I felt like the Vernon Wells trade was just a (bad) dream. Unfortunately when I opened Google Reader...
• 3/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE VERNON WELLS TRADE IS BIZARRO: As the Yankees and Angels wait for the acquisition of Vernon Wells is approved, read HERE, There is no doubt, I have questions....
• 3/25 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees And Angels Notes: Wells Trade, Bourjos: The trade of the Angels' Vernon Wells to the Yankees appears to be on a path toward becoming official. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports...
• 3/24 Pinstripe Pundits: Acquisition of Wells Bring More Questions, While Leaving Current Ones Unanswered: Hal Steinbrenner opened up his checkbook for what seems like the first time in a long time, but disappointingly failed to fill...
• 3/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees close to finalizing a trade for Vernon Wells, and other notes: The Yankees and Angels are discussing a deal that would send Vernon Wells to the Bronx for a low-level prospect with the Angels...
• 3/24 My Pinstripes: Cashman Loses Mind: Yankees About to Acquire Vernon Wells: "What do you mean we just signed Josh Hamilton?" I received a text from a friend (kudos Tmags) a few minutes ago that...
• 3/23 Baseball News Source: New York Yankees Sign Chien-Ming Wang, Add Depth to the Rotation: In a move widely speculated most of the offseason, the New York Yankees agreed to a minor league contract with Chien-Ming Wang...
• 3/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Ironing Out The (Admittedly Minor) Outfield Overcrowding Problem: (Syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) Before Spring Training started, I wrote this post on the potentially problematic position...
• 3/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 3/22/13 Lineup: Eduardo Nunez SS Brennan Boesch RF Robinson Cano 2B Juan Rivera 1B Ben Francisco LF Chris Stewart C Thomas Neal DH Melky Mesa...
• 3/21 BoSox Injection: Who Are These Guys?: Opening Day at Yankee Stadium on April 1 is certainly going to have a different feel this year.  It will still be Red Sox vs...
• 3/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Roster Starting to Take Shape: With less than two weeks until Opening Day, the Yankees have a little bit more clarity on who will be playing where when the season...
• 3/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 3/20/13 Lineup: Brett Gardner LF Eduardo Nunez SS Kevin Youkilis 3B Juan Rivera 1B Ben Francisco RF Jayson Nix 2B Chris Stewart C Thomas Neal...
• 3/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick Hits: Olt, Diaz, Teixeira: Good morning Yankee fans and happy St. Patrick's Day. This morning, Nick Cafardo published some quotes from a scout about the...
• 3/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 3/17/13 Lineup: Eduardo Nunez SS Brennan Boesch RF Kevin Youkilis 3B Juan Rivera 1B Jayson Nix 2B Chris Stewart C Thomas Neal LF Dan Johnson DH...
• 3/15 The Captain's Blog: Boesch Represents Yankees “Best” Option in a Worst Case Scenario: With spring training injuries ravaging the Yankees’ already thin 40-man roster, Brian Cashman has resorted to his best Claude...
• 3/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: MY YANKEES: FROM POWER TO SMALL BALL: I’m a big fan of small ball and I’ve written extensively about it here on Bleeding Yankee Blue.  That being said,...
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• 3/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 3/13/13 Lineup: Derek Jeter SS Ichiro Suzuki LF Kevin Youkilis 3B Juan Rivera 1B Ben Francisco RF Matt Diaz DH Chris Stewart C Melky Mesa CF Gil...
• 3/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Afternoon News And Notes: Jeter, Boesch, Cooper, Joba: A number of interesting notes on the Yankees today, mostly to do with shoring up another bat. Brennan Boesch, who the Tigers...
• 3/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF BRIAN CASHMAN: I’m now officially confused. 1 week ago, Brian Cashman made a joke about the Free Agent market and it not looking too good......
• 3/12 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 3/12/13 Lineup: Eduardo Nunez SS Jayson Nix 3B Travis Hafner DH Juan Rivera 1B Francisco Cervelli C Melky Mesa CF Thomas Neal LF Zoilo Almonte...
• 3/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Tuesday morning Yankees news and notes 3/12/13: Good morning Yankee fans. It's Tuesday March 12, 2013 and here are some news and notes for you. The Yankees are traveling to...
• 3/12 Porcupines in Pinstripes: Porcupines in Pinstripes Spotlight: Butch Wynegar: This past Friday, I had the chance to chat with former Twins, Yankees, and Angels catcher Butch Wynegar, Wynegar is entering his...
• 3/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees sign Ben Francisco to a minor league deal: The Yankees have signed outfielder Ben Francisco, who was released by the Indians yesterday, to a minor league deal and will...
• 3/11 My Pinstripes: Ben Francisco, Pick Up a White Courtesy Phone: The New York Post's Joel Sherman reported via Twitter that the Yankees have signed veteran outfielder Ben Francisco to...
• 3/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Most important spring stats: AB and IP: Anybody who has read this blog for a long time knows that I hate spring training stats. The reason is because they are unreliable...
• 3/10 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 3/10/13 Lineup: Brett Gardner LF Jayson Nix SS Kevin Youkilis 3B Juan Rivera 1B Francisco Cervelli C Matt Diaz DH Melky Mesa CF Thomas Neal RF...
• 3/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: First Granderson, Now Teixeira: The Overall Effect?: (Syndicated from Pinstripe Pundits) The Yankees were dealt a major blow for the second time in 10 days, when they learned that Mark...
• 3/9 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 3/9/13 Lineup: Derek Jeter DH Ichiro Suzuki RF Eduardo Nunez SS Juan Rivera 1B Jayson Nix 3B Matt Diaz LF Chris Stewart C Melky Mesa CF Corban...
• 3/8 Porcupines in Pinstripes: Spring Training Roundup – March 8: The New York Yankees finally received some good news in the injury department on Thursday evening, as Derek Jeter was medically...
• 3/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 3/8/13 Lineup: Brett Gardner DH Eduardo Nunez SS Kevin Youkilis 3B Francisco Cervelli C Jayson Nix 2B Dan Johnson 1B Melky Mesa CF Thomas Neal...
• 3/7 Yankees Fans Unite: Observations from a Disastorous ST: Spring Training is supposed to be an uneventful month of games where veterans get their work in, pitchers build up their arms...
• 3/6 Pinstripe Pundits: First Granderson, Now Teixeira: The Overall Effect?: The Yankees have been dealt a major blow for the second time in 10 days, learning that Mark Teixeira will be out for 8-10 weeks...
• 3/6 The Sports Critic: Yankees’ Curtis Granderson Tough to Replace: Derek Jeter, CC Sabathia, Mariano Rivera – what do these New York Yankee superstars all have in common? They are all trying...
• 3/6 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 3/6/13 Lineup: Eduardo Nunez SS Jayson Nix 2B Travis Hafner DH Kevin Youkilis 3B Juan Rivera RF Francisco Cervelli C Matt Diaz LF Melky Mesa...
• 3/6 Baseball News Source: Yankees Are Not Using Brett Gardner to His Full Potential: Brett Gardner has always posted first rate results and been treated like a second rate player. When the New York Yankees called...
• 3/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: MELKY MESA IS MAKING HIS CASE: There is no doubt that Melky Mesa is making a case for himself at Spring Training alongside Ronnier Mustelier and Zolio Almonte....
• 3/5 Rays Colored Glasses: AL East Weekly Roundup: Looking At Roster Depth And 2013 Rebound Candidates: This week’s edition of the AL East Weekly Roundup we will take a brief look at each teams search for roster depth as spring...
• 3/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/3: After injuring his hamstring early on in camp, Clay Buchholz hadn't made a start in any of the spring training games...
• 3/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BRETT GARDNER TO CENTER? THINK AGAIN: A quick and interesting note coming out of LoHud and Yankeesland, read HERE. Because Curtis Granderson broke his forearm and...
• 3/3 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/3: After injuring his hamstring early on in camp, Clay Buchholz hadn't made a start in any of the spring training games...
• 3/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Sunday morning Yankees news and notes: 3/3/12: Good morning, it's Sunday March 3, 2012 and here are some Yankees' news and notes. Ichiro Suzuki was in a car accident yesterday...
• 3/3 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 3/3/13 Lineup: Brett Gardner LF Eduardo Nunez SS Jayson Nix 2B Juan Rivera DH Dan Johnson 1B Melky Mesa CF Zoilo Almonte RF Corban Joseph 3B...
• 3/2 The Baseball Continuum: Late WBC News for March 2, 2013: Some final WBC news before tonight’s games (go here for news from earlier in the day)… after jump. Tonight’s...
• 3/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Morning Bits: Cano, Vlad, Lohse, Hughes, Nunez, and Mesa: The Yankees lost 10-5 to the Phillies yesterday. • Robinson Cano wants to “focus on baseball” but said that...
• 3/2 My Pinstripes: Mesa to Skip WBC, Fight For LF Job: Melky Mesa waved good-bye to the WBC Melky Mesa saw the opportunity and seized the moment. Scheduled to play in the World...
• 3/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Saturday morning Yankees news and notes: 3/1/12: Happy Saturday, Yankee fans. Here's some news and notes for you. First up, today's lineup against the Tigers: Gardner CF Ichiro...
• 3/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT'S TIME FOR TEIXEIRA TO STEP IT UP!: With Curtis Granderson out for the next few weeks, there are a few guys that will need to step up and help fill in. I wrote...
• 3/1 Yankees Fans Unite: Cervelli has good game, but Yanks fall to Phillies 10-5: The more we chant “It’s Just Spring Training”, the more frustrated we become. Why? Because the Yankees last...
• 3/1 It's About the Money (Stupid): Spring Training Game Eight: Phillies 10, Yankees 5: So the Yankees lost again. They had 12 hits, 12 strike outs, walked three times and hit two home runs. Oh and they made four...
• 3/1 My Pinstripes: The Captain and Cash Visit With Francesa: Mike Francesa opened his WFAN radio show on Thursday with the Captain himself, Derek Jeter, and then brought on GM Brian...
• 3/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Cashman: Heathcott A Dark Horse Candidate: Lost in yesterday’s interview with Mike Francesa, Brian Cashman spoke meticulously about the the situation in left field....
• 3/1 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 3/1/13 Lineup: Eduardo Nunez SS Francisco Cervelli C Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Juan Rivera DH Melky Mesa LF Thomas Neal RF Kyle Roller...

• 2/28 Yankees Fans Unite: Yanks drop both split squad games vs. Blue Jays, Astros: Ir seems to me that things aren’t turning out the way the Yankees planned during Spring Training. However, we have to remember...
• 2/28 Porcupines in Pinstripes: Spring Training Roundup – Feb. 28: Melky Mesa and Zoilo Almonte continue to open eyes at Yankees Spring Training. Mesa hit a three-run home run in the top of the...
• 2/28 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 2/28/13 Lineup(s): Lineup vs. Blue Jays: Brett Gardner CF Ichiro Suzuki RF Mark Teixeira 1B Travis Hafner DH Juan Rivera LF Chris Stewart C Dan Johnson...
• 2/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees Spilt squad lineups: 2/28/12: The Yankees are having a split squad affair today. The home game will be played against the Toronto Blue Jays while the road team...
• 2/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHO WILL FILL IN FOR GRANDERSON?: With Curtis Granderson out for ten weeks with a broken forearm, some Yankees fans have started hitting the panic button....
• 2/27 Yankees Fans Unite: Veterans Need to Step Up Without Granderson:   With Curtis Granderson out for the next 10 weeks, everybody has been wondering who will replace him. There are a wide range...
• 2/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Morning Bits: Youkilis, Damon, Nunez, Mesa, DePaula, and Avelino: The Yankees lost to the Phillies 4-3 yesterday. • Kevin Youkilis sits a day or two with what he calls a “cramp,”...
• 2/27 MLB Injury News: Yankees rumors: New York won’t pursue Johnny Damon: Free agent outfielder Johnny Damon has said he’d be very open to a reunion with the New York Yankees. However, general manager...
• 2/26 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Won't Pursue Johnny Damon: Yesterday, free agent outfielder Johnny Damon told ESPN 98.7 FM's Michael Kay that he would like to hook on with the Yankees...
• 2/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Briefly discussing the internal options to replace Curtis Granderson: With Curtis Granderson down and out for ten weeks or so, the Yankees have a hole in left field. No injury can have an upside though...
• 2/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Time To Trade For An Outfielder: There’s a lot to say about this year’s offseason, but most of it is far from positive. The Yankee front office typically...
• 2/26 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 2/26/13 Lineup: Eduardo Nunez SS Ichiro Suzuki RF Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Travis Hafner DH Matt Diaz LF Melky Mesa CF Bobby Wilson C...
• 2/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BRETT GARDNER'S GOTTA GO DEEP: I heard it.  It was grisly.  The Yankee fan’s worst nightmare- getting blasted by a pitch.  And it happened,...
• 2/25 The Baseball Continuum: Late WBC News for Feb. 25, 2013: If you missed the news from earlier today, go here. For the news from the day, go below the jump: To fill Russell Martin‘s...
• 2/25 mlbreports.com : Granderson Is Out For 10 Weeks: What Can Cashman Do?: Like us on Facebook here Monday, February.25, 2013 Chuck Booth (Yankees Correspondent/Website Owner): The start of the season...
• 2/25 MLB Injury News: Yankees rumors: Who will replace Curtis Granderson?: New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson fractured his forearm yesterday and will miss 10 weeks of action. The club is left...
• 2/25 Pinstripe Pundits: Granderson a Big Loss, but an Insurmountable One?: It only took until the second Grapefruit League game for the Yankees to sustain its first serious injury of the season. J.A. Happ...
• 2/25 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 2/25/13 Lineup: Brett Gardner CF Jayson Nix 2B Matt Diaz DH Juan Rivera RF Francisco Cervelli C Melky Mesa LF Dan Johnson 3B Gil Velazquez SS...
• 2/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Curtis Granderson out 10 weeks with broken forearm: The Yankees will be without Curtis Granderson for at least 10 weeks after he broke his right forearm when he was hit by a J.A....
• 2/24 Baseball Jerks: Granderson Injury Could Signal Shaky Start For New York Yankees: Just a few minutes after opening the  the doors for Spring Training at Steinbrenner Field, The New York Yankees received an ominous...
• 2/24 The Baseball Haven: The Grandyman Can’t…Now What for the Yankees?: A single pitch from a guy who will be pitching in Triple-A while making $3.7 million could spell disaster for the New York Yankees,...
• 2/24 The Captain's Blog: Yankees Suffer Depth Blow; Lose Granderson for 10 Weeks: Entering spring training, Joe Girardi wasn’t sure who would be playing left field on Opening Day. Unfortunately for the Yankees’...
• 2/24 Baseball Musings: Granderson Grounded: Curtis Granderson was hit by a pitch in the first inning of Sunday’s Yankees game against the Blue Jays. The news just came...
• 2/24 MLBTradeRumors: AL Notes: Lohse, Cano, Granderson, Orioles: MLBTR's Mark Polishuk examined the market for Kyle Lohse and wrote it would be very surprising to see the Royals make a move...
• 2/23 The Baseball Continuum: Late WBC News for Feb. 23, 2013: If you missed the news from earlier today, go here. For news from the day, go below the jump. How WBC players did today in Spring...
• 2/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): Spring Training Game One: Yankees 8, Braves 3: The Yankees are undefeated in Grapefruit league play thanks to an 8-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. I know, it's only one game...
• 2/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Phelps looks sharp as Yanks clobber Braves 8-3 in Spring opener: David Phelps knew how vital this start could be in the factoring decision on whether or not he would get the fifth rotation spot....
• 2/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): Things that have happened in today’s Yankees Spring Training game: The Yankees and Braves are in the seventh inning of their game and so far the following things have happened: Eduardo Nunez...
• 2/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 2/23/13 Lineup: Eduardo Nunez SS Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Juan Rivera DH Matt Diaz LF Francisco Cervelli C Melky Mesa CF Zoilo Almonte...
• 2/22 Porcupines in Pinstripes: Becoming a Ballpark – Episode Four: If you’ve ventured outside the past few days, you’ll know it doesn’t exactly feel like baseball is right around the corner...
• 2/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Morning Bits: Lohse, Gardner & Granderson, Mo, WBC, and Pineda: Today is the last day of Spring Training before they start games. • Even with Phil Hughes‘ back injury, the Yankees...
• 2/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training Notes 2/21/13: Gardner and Granderson switch outfield positions: Good evening everyone and welcome to another Spring Training report! As we know all winter, there had been speculation about if...
• 2/21 The Baseball Continuum: Early WBC News for Feb. 21, 2013: Last night’s news can be found here, go below the jump for the latest World Baseball Classic news from the overnight: Still...
• 2/21 Pinstripe Pundits: The Right-Handed Outfielder/DH Competition: Continuing our series documenting the roster competitions, today let’s delve into the candidates shooting to be half of...
• 2/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees trade outfield prospect for Mariners righty Shawn Kelley: The Yankees have traded outfield prospect Abraham Almonte to the Seattle Mariners for right handed reliever Shawn Kelley, according...
• 2/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Jeter’s running, pitchers are pitching and Spring Training is almost here: Via Bryan Hoch and every other beat writer in Tampa: Derek Jeter started running today. "I'm progressing, like I told you. I'm...
• 2/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Possible Overcrowding In The Outfield: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) It dawned on me this past weekend, while doing take 2 of my final...

• 1/29 Pinstripe Pundits: Yanks Sign Rivera; Add to Junk Pile: Add another warm body to the hoard of right handed batting outfielders – today, Juan Rivera joined the Yankees on a minor...
• 1/26 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Sign Thomas Neal: Today's minor moves.. The Yankees have signed outfielder Thomas Neal, according to Matt Eddy of Baseball America.  Neal...
• 1/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Would The Yankees Really Go To Tampa With What They’ve Got Right Now?: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) I didn’t write about it last week when the comments were made...
• 1/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: 10 Players who could make $189 million in 2014 more palatable: Assuming no trades occur, the Yankees have 11 shoe-ins for the 2014 active roster. Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia,...
• 1/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Ronnier Mustelier: The Forgotten Right-Handed Outfield: In all the talk about a right-handed outfielder, much is mentioned about Matt Diaz, Melky Mesa, Russ Canzler, and even Zoilo Almonte....
• 1/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2013: Month By Month: Yesterday, over at LoHud, Chad Jennings took a look at 2013, month by month. To kick off the new year, I’d like to follow...

• 12/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: What To Expect With The Matt Diaz Signing: Yesterday, the Yankees agreed to a minor league deal with 34 year old Matt Diaz. The right-handed outfielder spent six of his...
• 12/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: Finding space on the Yankees 40-man roster: The Yankees have a full 40-man roster, but the Kevin Youkilis deal became official today and Ichiro Suzuki‘s deal will...
• 12/14 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Joel Peralta, Juan Cruz Sharp in Winter Debuts, Wes Bankston Suddenly Red-Hot Again: In Winter Ball, major league players like to go their hometown team and get a few relaxing games in. Their intentions are nice,...
• 12/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Young Guys Most Likely To Contribute In 2013: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) There’s still the possibility of a blockbuster trade, something...
• 12/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: BBDP: Yankees Top 10 Outfield Prospects: Outfield prospects have not been a strong suit for the Yankees organization since Brett Gardner and Melky Cabrera were coming...
• 12/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees lose no one to Rule 5 draft: The Rule 5 draft just wrapped up in Nashville, and of the 42 players selected none came out of the Yankees' organization. That's...
• 12/3 Baseball News Source: Yankees 2013 – Five Lesser Known Names Who Can Help: The Yankees have a knack for making something out of nothing to fulfill role player obligations. Brian Cashman doesn’t like...

• 11/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Fall Leagues Review: The Arizona Fall League Rising Stars game held at the beginning of the month featured three kids from our farm system. Austin...
• 11/6 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Minor League Report: Rising Stars Game features Baby Bombers: It’s time to catch you up on the happenings in winter league baseball and other notable events in the New York Yankees farm...
• 11/6 Blog Red Machine: If Reds Move Aroldis Chapman to Rotation, Who Could Be Their Closer?: As long as Aroldis Chapman is a member of the Reds roster and “relegated” to the bullpen, there will be conjecture...
• 11/4 WahoosOnFirst: This Week on Wahoo’s on First: Chris Perez to New York and Halloween Costumes: The 2012 MLB season is now officially over, but here at Wahoo’s on First we’re not going into hibernation. Here are...
• 11/1 WahoosOnFirst: Could Indians Trade Chris Perez to New York Yankees?: Chris Perez was not happy with the Cleveland Indians organization in 2012. He lambasted the fans for their poor attendance, took...

• 10/29 Yankees Fans Unite: Winter Ball Review: Arizona Fall League: The AFL has been rolling for a couple of weeks now with seven of the requisite Yankees taking part. The AzFL...
• 10/6 The Captain's Blog: Yankees Postseason Keys Revolve Around Star Players: (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) The Yankees survived one the most grueling regular...
• 10/2 Yanks Go Yard: Complete Again: Yankees’ hitters ready to do damage, but questions remain: Last night, for just the second time since July 24 when Alex Rodriguez went down with a fractured left wrist, the New York Yankees...
• 10/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees beat up Boston to regain sole possession of 1st: The Yankees ran up the score against Boston last night, beating the Red Sox 10-2 behind an improbable nine-run second inning...
• 10/1 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES ARE GETTING THOSE OLD FEELINGS BACK AGAIN: The Yankees magic number is now 2 and with tonight's win against the Red Sox, I couldn't be happier.  Sure, the Red Sox...
• 10/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Thrash Red Sox, Gain Lead In The East: This is exactly the game we all envisioned this afternoon when the Red Sox lineup was posted. The Yankees needed to beat up on...

• 9/29 Baseball News Source: Projecting the 2014 New York Yankees’ Outfield: Yankees 2014 outfield  presents intriguing possibilities and options The New York Yankees are on a mission to cut payroll by...
• 9/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Photo: Yankees haze dressed up as Star Wars characters: In the name of rookie hazing, the Yankees dressed their rookies up as characters from Star Wars. New trainer Mark Littlefield...
• 9/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Gardner says he’s 100 percent and ready to return: There are only 10 games left in the season, but it seems possible that Brett Gardner might actually play again. He began a...
• 9/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Ibanez powers Yankees to marathon 14 inning victory: Raul Ibanez turned back the clock to a time when he didn’t suck and helped the Yankees overcome a four-run 13th inning deficit to...