Juan Miguel Miranda

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: April 25, 1983 in Consolacion del Sur, Cuba
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 2008 (Age 25)   vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Diamondbacks/Yankees 2008-2011
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.025, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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• 1/27 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards/Rays Notes: Bankston Homer Not Nearly Enough, Shields Says Goodbye: This winter, as our desire to see some actual baseball being played has reached a tipping point, we’ve been covering ex-Rays...
• 1/24 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Juan Miranda Go-Ahead Homer Lifts Obregon Over Mexicali: A few well-timed homers can turn you from goat to hero pretty quickly. Juan Miranda has not had a great postseason for the Yaquis...
• 1/16 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Juan Miranda Homer The Difference as Obregon Edges Culiacan: Sometimes a role player comes out of nowhere to be a hero in one isolated game. Other times, an otherwise ordinary player can...
• 1/8 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Felipe Lopez Delivers 3 Hits as Carolina Edges Santurce: After a season of frustration, Felipe Lopez picked a great time to finally break out. Mexican Pacific League Postseason: Venados...
• 1/7 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Henry Mateo Caps Off Huge Day With Walk-off Single as Mazatlan Edges Mexicali: Sometimes you just have it- and when you do, the other team’s worst nightmare is for the game to be on the line when you...
• 1/6 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Henry Mateo Notches 4 Hits as Mazatlan Shuts Out Mexicali: When you’re hitting .583 in the postseason, you’re doing pretty well. When you’re hitting .000, you’re...
• 1/4 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Juan Miranda Singles in Winning Run in 11th as Obregon Wins: There’s nothing better than coming up huge in the Postseason. Not too often under normal circumstances does a player join...
• 1/3 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Wes Bankston Slams Two Homers in Mexicali Debut: It’s officially 2013 and things are changing in the Winter Leagues. The leagues in Venezuela, Mexico, and Puerto Rico all...

• 12/31 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Manny Ramirez Laces 3 Hits, Joel Peralta Overpowering as Aguilas Win 3rd Straight: Wow! A non-Jon Weber headline! Why? Because the Aguilas de Mexicali gave him a day off. Instead, we’ll talk about different...
• 12/30 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Can Someone Explain This Jon Weber Phenomenon?: We’ve been using Jon Weber for the headline for just about every Rays Winter League recap of late. It’s getting excessive,...
• 12/19 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Manny Notches 4 Hits in Cibaenas Victory, Jon Weber Extends Hitting Streak to 10: Is Manny Ramirez done? He’s going to turn 41 in May so conventional thought would think so. And on December 5th, Ramirez...
• 12/18 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Juan Miranda, Tigres del Licey Walk to Victory: Even the biggest proponents of on-base percentage will tell you that a walk isn’t as good as a hit. But when you get a lot...
• 12/17 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: No Stopping Jorge Cantu, Willy Aybar Stays Perfect: One of my favorite Jorge Cantu stats: not even his platoon splits could say consistent. In 2005, his coming-out party for the...
• 12/16 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Jorge Cantu Stays Red-Hot, Wes Bankston Drives in 2: Jorge Cantu is one of the most inconsistent players in the history of baseball. Not once, but twice in his major league career...
• 12/15 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Estrellas Cannot Stop Hector Luna: Hector Luna had a hit in each of his last three games before heading into action on Friday. Yesterday, he doubled that total in...
• 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,...
• 12/9 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Jorge Cantu Homers Twice, Almost Singlehandedly Leads Hermosillo Over Mazatlan: Jorge Cantu‘s professional baseball career has been a roller coaster ride. And lately, it has been all downhill. Since slamming...

• 11/22 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Jorge Cantu Slams Clutch Homer But Naranjeros Fall in 14: You get a hanging breaking ball and you finally end your frustration- and then your pitchers give it all back. Sounds like the...
• 11/21 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Willy Aybar Notches First 2-Hit Game in Way Too Long: It’s amazing how easy it is to go from a solid major league hitter to a player who needs his best game of the season to...
• 11/14 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Alex Torres Gets Back on Track vs. Henry Wrigley’s Caracas Squad: Alex Torres is out of time. He’s out of options and if he doesn’t make the Rays out of spring training, his time in...
• 11/12 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Jurickson Profar Slams Walk-Off HR off Enny Romero as Licey Beats Escogido: Sometimes you do everything you can and the player on the other side is just too good. You just have to shake your head and move...
• 11/11 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Willy Aybar Is Alive (And Out of Jail): You have go back to 2010 in the majors with the Rays to find Willy Aybar playing affiliated baseball. But apparently the ex-Ray...
• 11/10 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Richie Shaffer Plays Left Field, Rhyne Hughes, Omar Luna Cool Off: Richie Shaffer‘s future position remains in question- especially given he’s a third baseman with some guy named Evan...
• 11/7 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Henry Wrigley Drives in Two, Victor Zambrano Starts in Caracas Loss: You see that a player appeared in Winter Ball and you can’t believe it. He hasn’t been in the big leagues in 5 years!...
• 11/2 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Henry Wrigley Drills 2 Home Runs to Lead Caracas Over Ex-Rays of Magallanes: Seems like someone is hitting 2 home runs every day in Winter Ball for the Rays! Wes Bankston‘s Navojoa squad was off on...

• 8/21 Baseball Reality Tour: Cutting it in the Mexican Leagues: In 1974, David S. Ward won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for The Sting, and was nominated in 1994 for Sleepless in Seattle.The...

• 6/14 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Juan Miranda: Here are some of the day's minor transactions, with the newest moves at the top of the page... The Rays released Juan Miranda,...

• 5/31 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: May 31: Top stories Manny celebrates 40th birthday with 0/4 game: Although his 50 game suspension is over making him eligible to report...
• 5/2 Rays Colored Glasses: Minor League Review: The Juan Miranda Lottery Ticket: Juan Miranda was supposed to be a lot better than this. Miranda was a … [visit site to read more]Minor League Review: The...

• 3/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Jorge Vazquez wants Yankees to call him up or trade him: The Yankees signed infielder Jorge Vazquez out of the Mexican League before the 2009 season and after three years and a season...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Tampa Bay Rays: Surprisingly, the Rays augmented their offense through free agency. Major League Signings Carlos Pena, 1B: one year, $7.25MM. Luke...
• 3/12 Baseball Musings: Striking Gold at First?: Bob McManaman wonders if Paul Goldschmidt will be the Diamondbacks first long-term solution at first base: Travis Lee was fun...
• 3/6 D'Backs Venom: 2012 Diamondbacks Spring Training Preview - Corner Infield: Last year, the Diamondbacks began Spring Training with major question marks in the corner infield spots. At 1B, the team was looking...

• 2/15 Boys of Summer: Yoenis Cepedes: Why the A's Just Threw Away $36M: The normally frugal Oakland A's this week signed outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, the latest Cuban defector, who is expected to be...well,...

• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Sign Four To Minor League Deals: The Rays have signed Juan Miranda, Matt Mangini, Jhonny Nunez, and Ricky Orta to minor league contracts, tweets Marc Topkin...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Three signed: The Tampa Bay Rays signed free-agent 1B Juan Miranda (Diamondbacks), INF Matt Mangini (Mariners) and P Ricky Orta (Rays) to minor...[+] league deals with invitations to spring training Tuesday, Dec. 6.

• 11/15 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Arizona Diamondbacks: 94-68, 1st place, 8 GA (Lost NLDS 3-2 to Milwaukee)Fragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Arizona...
• 11/9 NY Baseball Digest: Mets and Yanks Interested in Foreign Talent: According to Yankees Source, there is interest from the Bombers in Taiwanese pitcher Wei-Yin Chen. They would be looking at him...

• 10/24 D'Backs Venom: 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks Recap - The Offense: Coming into the 2011 season, the big question was how would the Diamondbacks' offense perform without slugging infielders Adam...

• 9/19 Baseball Analytics: Goldschmidt Likes Speed: Since his call-up on August 1, Paul Goldschmidt has helped slug the Diamondbacks into first place and cast aside fans' sour...
• 9/10 All of Baseball: D-backs’ power is a team effort: Mark Reynolds‘ deficiencies were well-documented. He set the major league record for strikeouts in 2008 (204) and broke...

• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Sign Lyle Overbay: The Diamondbacks have signed Lyle Overbay, reports Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (on Twitter). In a corresponding move, they've...
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Considering Lyle Overbay: The Diamondbacks lost first baseman Xavier Nady for four-to-six weeks with a broken hand last night, and Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
• 8/3 Mastersball.com: Paul Goldschmidt: First Look: {jcomments on} The Diamondbacks are having a pretty good season, and though I don't think that they can win a title with Willie...

• 7/25 mlbcoverage.com: Around the League: 7-14-11:   Quick notes and news from the first day back from the All-Star break: - The Cardinals have signed Jaime Garcia to a four-year...
• 7/23 mlbcoverage.com: Around the League: 07/14/11:   Quick notes and news from the first day back from the All-Star break: - The Cardinals have signed Jaime Garcia to a four-year...
• 7/21 mlbcoverage.com: Daily Notes: 7/14:   Quick notes and news from the first day back from the All-Star break: - The Cardinals have signed Jaime Garcia to a four-year...
• 7/19 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Roster Shuffling - Allen, Enright, and Blum Up, Heilman, Pena, and Miranda Down: The Diamondbacks have shuffled their roster over the last week, trying to address the team's weaknesses at First Base, the back...
• 7/15 mlbcoverage.com: Daily Notes: 7/14:   Quick notes and news from the first day back from the All-Star break: - The Cardinals have signed Jaime Garcia to a four-year...
• 7/15 MLBTradeRumors: Outrighted To Triple-A: Juan Miranda: Here's where we'll keep track of which players get outrighted to the minors... The D'Backs announced that they outrighted...
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Designate Wily Mo Pena For Assignment: The Diamondbacks have designated Wily Mo Pena for assignment, reports Jack Magruder of FOX Sports Arizona (Twitter link). ...
• 7/2 D'Backs Venom: Is it Time for the Diamondbacks to make a change at 1B?: As of July 2nd, the Diamondbacks sit at 44-39, three games behind the first place San Francisco Giants. Although the team has...
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Shields, Reyes, Pineda: The Rockies and Padres played the shortest game in Coors Field history three years ago today, just one hour and 58 minutes worth...

• 6/30 COSFBA: Playing the Name Game: Who's Who: This edition of "Playing the Name Game" is the third time this season I'll be comparing nameless player's statistics  and...
• 6/23 The Process Report: Brandon Allen Is Still Toiling In Triple-A: Jason Parks is one of my favorite writers to read at Baseball Prospectus, and earlier this week he wrote about the best first...
• 6/23 Baseball Press: Impact Hitting Prospects in the Second Half: Desmond Jennings is ready for the Tampa Bay Rays (Icon SMI)As we near the halfway point of the baseball season, several trends...
• 6/21 B-R Blog: Quick hits: Welcome back, Wily Mo!: Wily Mo Pena made a semi-triumphant return to the majors tonight as Arizona's DH in Kansas City, with a game-tying HR in the 5th...
• 6/16 Bus League Baseball: Welcome To The Show: Major League Debuts From June 8-15: Last week’s update ran from June 2 through June 8. Said so right there in the headline. So imagine my surprise when I started...
• 6/16 Roto Think Tank: Collin Cowgill and Paul Goldschmidt: Based on recent comments by Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers, Dennis wonders how soon we will see Arizona prospects Collin Cowgill...
• 6/14 MLBTradeRumors: Contenders In Need Of First Base Help: As many as six contenders might aim to improve at first base as we approach the trade deadline: the Rays, Angels, Braves, Pirates,...
• 6/10 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks-Pirates Series Recap - D'Backs Salvage the Final Game: After a decent but still disappointing homestand, the Diamondbacks kicked off a seven game roadtrip in Pittsburgh against the...
• 6/4 D'Backs Venom: Ranking the Diamondbacks - June 2011: May was a great month for the Diamondbacks, as the team went 19-10 and moved into first place in the NL West. The bullpen, led...
• 6/3 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2011 Giants are 31-25: Home at Last, Now Beat D-Rox: Wow, that trip was looking like it was going to be the worse.  Losing Posey was obviously a huge downer and I was worried...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda scratched from lineup: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda (illness) was scratched from the starting lineup Thursday, June 2, because he was not feeling...[+] well. OF Xavier Nady took Miranda's place in the lineup.

• 5/29 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens – Week 9: For those of us Who Had Buster Posey Jonathan Lucroy, Milwaukee Brewers (C) owned in 45% of Yahoo! Leagues. So far this season...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Two blasts for Juan Miranda: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda belted two home runs with four RBIs Friday, May 27, against the Houston Astros. It was the...[+] first multi-homer game of Miranda's career.
• 5/27 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues: New full-timer Mike Morse is slugging for the Nats. (Icon SMI)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under the radar"...
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda returns: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda (hand) is returning to the starting lineup Thursday, May 26. IF Willie Bloomquist is starting...[+] in left field and hitting leadoff.
• 5/26 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: Who's Hot and Available: This edition of Waiver Saviors is not a celebrity gossip edition. There will be no Kardashians mentioned unless one of them is...
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda might be ready Thursday: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda (hand) felt better Wednesday, May 25, and he might return to the lineup Thursday, May 26....[+] 'I feel like I'll be ready to play (Thursday),' Miranda said. 'It was a little bit sore, but right now it feels much better.'
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda still out: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda (hand) remains out of the starting lineup Wednesday, May 25, with OF Xavier Nady taking over...[+] for him at first base.
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda expected to be fine: Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said he believes that 1B Juan Miranda (hand) will be fine once he receives some more...[+] treatment on his injured hand.
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda scratched: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda (hand) was scratched from the lineup in the team's first game of a doubleheader Tuesday,...[+] May 24. Miranda was hit in the hand the other day by a pitch. OF Xavier Nady will start at first base.
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda to see regular time: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda figures to see everyday at-bats at first base after the team released 1B Russell Branyan....[+]
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda leaves with wrist injury: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda (wrist) was forced to leave the game Sunday, May 22, against the Minnesota Twins in the eighth...[+] inning after being hit on the right wrist by a pitch. However, he said the injury was nothing serious. He finished the three-game set with nine hits in 18 at-bats and five RBIs.
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda drives in three runs Saturday: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBIs against the Minnesota Twins Saturday, May 21....[+]
• 5/21 The Process Report: The Rays And Russell Branyan: Sometimes you close a window and your front door is jarred open with explosives. After the Rays designated Dan Johnson for assignment,...
• 5/21 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Update - Branyan and Galarraga Out, Owings and Burroughs In, Duke and Pena Next?: The shuffling of the Diamondbacks' roster continued this week with the release of 1B Russell Branyan and the waiving of SP Armando...
• 5/21 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Release Russell Branyan: The Diamondbacks have released Russell Branyan according to Bob McManaman of The Arizona Republic. The move makes room on both...
• 5/13 D'Backs Venom: First Base Problems for the Diamondbacks: Coming out of Spring Training, the Diamondbacks thought they had three decent options at first base, Russell Branyan, Xavier...
• 5/10 22gigantes.com: Series preview: ARI (15-18) at SF (18-16): Look out. The San Francisco Giants are on a roll. After completing a three-game sweep of the division-leading Colorado Rockies...
• 5/5 Baseball Moves: The Watchlist: Homer’s Odyssey: Written by Larry Yocum The Watchlist will be an article that comes out every Thursday afternoon and it will focus on rookies,...
• 5/5 MLBTradeRumors: Best Minor League Deals: Position Players: Earlier today, we checked in on some of the best minor league deals for pitchers. Here’s an update on which position players...
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | First base by committee: The Arizona Diamondbacks will continue to use a trio of 1B Juan Miranda, OF Xavier Nady and 1B Russell Branyan for the foreseeable...[+] future.
• 5/2 Roto Think Tank: Minor League Survey - National League West Version: Up and coming players from the minor leagues can be the key to success in both start-over and keeper leagues.  Whether as...
• 5/2 D'Backs Venom: 2011 MLB All Star Ballot is out - Which Diamondbacks Have a Chance?: The 2011 Major League Baseball All Star ballot was released on Tuesday, and eight Diamondbacks are on the ballot. Which Diamondbacks...

• 4/27 D'Backs Venom: 2011 MLB All Star Ballot is out - Which Diamondbacks Have a Chance?: The 2011 Major League Baseball All Star ballot was released on Tuesday, and eight Diamondbacks are on the ballot. Which Diamondbacks...
• 4/14 Bus League Baseball: Welcome To The Show: Major League Debuts From April 7-13: First, a correction: in the rush of debuts last week, I somehow missed Ivan DeJesus, who started at second base for the Dodgers...
• 4/13 Diamond Hoggers: Your day after wrap & recap: The notables from yesterday’s action in baseball…. Arizona DiamondBacks 13, St. Louis Cardinals 8 A lot went on in this one....
• 4/8 Blog Red Machine: Off to the DesertA look at the series between the Reds and the Arizona Diamondbacks to take place at Chase Field....
• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Russell Branyan: Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said recently that the club has committed most of its starts at first base to Juan Miranda,...
• 4/6 Obstructed View: Diamondbacks @ Cubs: Just the numbers from now on. RS equals Runs Saved on defense. Diamondbacks wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Willie...
• 4/6 D'Backs Venom: The Diamondbacks' 1B/LF Battles - A Comparison of Projections: Going into Spring Training, the Diamondbacks have big position battles at both the 1B and LF positions. At 1B, veteran Russell...
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | First base settled, for now: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda will see most of the starts at first base for the time being, according to Steve Gilbert...[+] of MLB.com. 'He'll probably get the majority of (starts) right now,' said manager Kirk Gibson. 'We'll see how he can play.' Through the first three games of the season, the team has started Miranda, OF Xavier Nady and 1B Russell Branyan at first.
• 4/5 Obstructed View: Diamondbacks @ Cubs: The projections below are from the 2011 ZiPS spreadsheet. I'm using last year's bullpen numbers. Diamondbacks wOBA wRC Cubs wOBA wRC Willie...
• 4/5 D'Backs Venom: No April Fools - Willie Bloomquist is the Starting Opening Day SS: With Stephen Drew still listed as Day-to-Day with abdominal soreness, Willie Bloomquist will be the starting shortstop on Opening...
• 4/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda starts at 1B, makes error: Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson gave 1B Juan Miranda the start at first base Friday, April 1 against the Colorado Rockies....[+] Miranda went 1-for-3 at the plate, but he also made a throwing error.
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Russell Branyan possible trade bait: Scouts envision the Arizona Diamondbacks trading 1B Russell Branyan before the trade deadline, in order to acquire a useful player...[+] and allow more playing time for 1B Juan Miranda and 1B Brandon Allen, reports Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic.
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda needs to mature: Scouts believe that Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda needs to mature at the plate, reports Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic....[+]
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Won’t commit to first baseman: Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Gibson won’t commit to either 1B Juan Miranda or 1B Russell Branyan as his regular first baseman,...[+] according to Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic. 'Russell and (Miranda) are different type of players and I think Juan is a little better defensively,' Gibson said. 'I think Juan Miranda will get a lot of playing time. . .we’ll see what he can do.' Miranda is in the Opening Day lineup.
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Opening Day lineup: Arizona Diamondbacks SS Willie Bloomquist is batting leadoff Friday, April 1, with the rest of the lineup consisting of 2B Kelly...[+] Johnson, OF Justin Upton, OF Chris B. Young, 1B Juan Miranda, 3B Melvin Mora, C Miguel Montero, LF Gerardo Parra and P Ian Kennedy, reports Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic. Bloomquist is starting in place of injured SS Stephen Drew (abdomen).

• 3/29 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings J.J. Putz, RP: two years, $10MM.  $6.5MM...
• 3/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: New York Yankees: The Yankees are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Derek Jeter, SS: three years, $51MM. Rafael...
• 3/26 MLBTradeRumors: Opt-Out Notes: Branyan, Chavez, Isringhausen: A few notes on veterans with opt-out clauses from around the league... Russell Branyan could have opted out of his contract...
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda expected to make team: Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson indicated Friday, March 25, that 1B Juan Miranda is expected to break camp with the team,...[+] but he did not indicate how the playing time will be shelved out at first base, according to The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro. Miranda is out of minor league options.
• 3/23 Mastersball.com: Cactus League Notes (3/23/11): Last MInute Needles: Here are some assorted observations from the beginning of this week. Grady Sizemore played in his first spring training game...
• 3/19 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Arizona Diamondbacks: Chris Young will be one of the keys to the Arizona offense in 2011. Photo: Icon SMI The series on team offense continues with...
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda swats third spring HR: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda went 3-for-4 with a home run, his third of the spring, and two RBI Wednesday, March 16, reports...[+] Steve Gilbert, of MLB.com. Miranda is battling for the first base job with 1Bs Russell Branyan and Brandon Allen.
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For Chris Davis: Teams are asking the Rangers about Chris Davis and, by the sounds of it, he wouldn't mind if they listened to offers. Davis...
• 3/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Ian Kennedy, Juan Miranda have contracts renewed: Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers said the team has renewed the contracts of SP Ian Kennedy and 1B Juan Miranda,...[+] according to a press release.
• 3/11 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Notes: Kennedy, Miranda, Skaggs, Young: With the Cactus League in full swing, let's check out some news about the team that plays in Arizona year-round... The Diamondbacks...
• 3/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Russell Branyan impressing with power: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Russell Branyan has impressed his new team with his power ability and has 10 hits, including two doubles...[+] and two homers this spring, according to MLB.com's Steve Gilbert. 'He's hit the ball,' manager Kirk Gibson said of his first baseman. 'He's crushed the ball.' However, Branyan is behind 1B Juan Miranda in terms of defense. Both Gibson and general manager Kevin Towers have indicated that defense at first base will play a big part in who they choose for the starting job.
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda the leading candidate at first: Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers has indicated that the first base job is 1B Juan Miranda's to lose this spring,...[+] according to The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro. Miranda has played well defensively and is looking comfortable at the plate. 'Miranda has played very, very good defense and he's hit the ball hard,' Towers said. 'He's showed plate discipline and a lot of walks. He's getting on base and that's what you want. There's a few strikeouts in there, but the times that he's squared the ball up, he's hit the ball hard right at people. He's hit a couple of home runs.' Miranda is competing with 1Bs Russell Branyan and Brandon Allen.
• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda puts pressure on others: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and two walks Wednesday, March 2, against the Seattle...[+] Mariners, reports Steve Gilbert, of MLB.com. Miranda is battling 1Bs Russell Branyan and Brandon Allen for the starting job.
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Russell Branyan strengthens case for 1B job: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Russell Branyan launched a three-run home run in Cactus League play Tuesday, March 1, against the Colorado...[+] Rockies, reports Barry M. Bloom, of MLB.com. General manager Kevin Towers said there was nothing promised when he signed the veteran. 'There are no guarantees here,' Branyan said. I came here to compete and try to win a job.' He is battling 1Bs Juan Miranda and Brandon Allen for the starting job.

• 2/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Jorge Vazquez Opens Eyes with 2 Spring Homers: Via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com: Jorge Vazquez wasn’t mentioned much by the Yankees over the winter, but the slugging...
• 2/28 Mastersball.com: Cactus League Notes (2/27): It is still a long way to Opening Day, but Brandon Webb was pretty happy with his first bullpen off a mound Sunday in Surprise,...
• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Battle for 1B job off to hot start: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Russell Branyan had two singles in two at-bats Sunday, Feb. 27, against the San Francisco Giants, reports...[+] Steve Gilbert, of MLB.com. 1B Juan Miranda, competing with Branyan and 1B Brandon Allen for the starting job at first base, had a key two-run single.
• 2/23 Call to the Pen: Breaking Down the Non-Roster Invitees: Arizona DiamondbacksWe're on the homestretch of the NRI recaps, taking a look at the extensive collection of notable NRIs in Arizona's camp....
• 2/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Posada Would be a Reluctant 1B Backup: Nick Johnson, Lance Berkman, and Juan Miranda weren’t exactly great players for the Yankees, but...
• 2/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Russell Branyan can opt out: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Russell Branyan can make $1 million if he makes the big league roster, according to The Arizona Republic's...[+] Nick Piecoro. Branyan can opt out late in spring training. The team would rather see 1Bs Brandon Allen or Juan Miranda win the job this spring.
• 2/17 Call to the Pen: Arizona Signs Solid but Redundant Russell Branyan: Yesterday, one of the last remaining medium-profile free agents finally got a contract, as first baseman Russell Branyan inked...
• 2/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Competition at first base: Arizona Diamondbacks 1Bs Russell Branyan, Brandon Allen and Juan Miranda will compete for the first base job this spring, according...[+] to The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro.
• 2/16 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Russell Branyan Signs With the Diamondbacks: Branyan brings his veteran power bat to Arizona. (Getty)This week, after months of sitting atop the free agent heap, slugger...
• 2/16 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Sign Russell Branyan: The Diamondbacks have signed Russell Branyan to a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training, reports SI.com's...
• 2/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: Recapping the Yankees Offseason: The Yankees may have one or two more moves up their sleeve, but with the start of spring training officially...
• 2/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda favorite for 1B job: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda is considered the favorite for the starting first base job entering spring training but is...[+] expected to be pushed by 1B Brandon Allen to playing time, according to Steve Gilbert, of MLB.com.
• 2/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Jorge Vazquez Named Caribbean Series MVP: Yankees minor leaguer Jorge Vazquez was named Most Valuable Player of the Caribbean Series. The series is...

• 1/31 Giants Nirvana: Ten Questions with Jim McLennan of AZ SnakePit: Our NL West Ten Questions series concludes with Jim McLennan of AZ SnakePit. Enjoy... 1. Who is the ace of the Diamondbacks'...
• 1/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: A look at Yankee minor league slugger Jorge Vazquez: Reader Mikhel asked us about Jorge Vazquez in our Brandon Laird post from the other day, and I have to admit: prior to doing...
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda the front-runner for first base job?: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda reportedly has the inside track over 1B Brandon Allen for the team's starting first-base...[+] job, according to Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic.
• 1/12 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Off-Season Recap: Corner Infield: Wrapping up our offseason recap of the Arizona Diamondbacks, let's take a look at the corner infield positions. While the middle...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: Fewer Strikeouts But At What Cost?: The Arizona Diamondbacks were baseball's preeminent strikeout team last year, and I'm not talking about their pitchers. D'Backs...

• 12/29 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: Snake Bitten On Draft Day: With at-bats, Allen may be awakened from his sleeper status.  (Getty) As we head into next season, we'll look at middle-tier...
• 12/22 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Off-Season Recap: Starting Pitching: After a 65-97 record and a last place NL West finish in 2010, new Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers has made several move...

• 11/29 NY Baseball Digest: Rumor Mill: Yanks Have Interest in Grant Balfour: I spoke to my main Yankee source in Tampa that let me know there is interest in Rays free agent reliever Grant Balfour. The one...
• 11/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Despite Not Signing Jeter, Rivera, Lee, Yankees Still Busy: None of the Yankees top priorities, re-signing Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera and signing Cliff Lee, are...
• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/14/10 - 11/21/10: The hot stove jumped into another gear this past week, with several trades and free agent signings going down. Let's recap...  Last...
• 11/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda expected to compete for job: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Juan Miranda is expected to compete for the starting job at first base in Spring Training with 1B Brandon...[+] Allen, according to The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro.
• 11/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Quick Scouting Report of New Yankee Scottie Allen: The Yankees traded first baseman Juan Miranda to Arizona today and got a 19-year-old right handed pitcher...
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Juan Miranda acquired: The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired 1B Juan Miranda from the New York Yankees Thursday, Nov. 18, in exchange for P Scott Allen,...[+] according to The Sports Network.
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Juan Miranda traded: The New York Yankees traded 1B Juan Miranda to the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday, Nov. 18, in exchange for P Scott Allen, according...[+] to The Sports Network.
• 11/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trade Juan Miranda to DBacks for RHP Scott Allen: The Yankees traded first baseman/DH Juan Miranda to the Arizona Diamondbacks for pitcher Scottie Allen according...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Acquire Scott Allen For Juan Miranda: It's no blockbuster, but Kevin Towers and Brian Cashman made a deal today. The Yankees acquired right-hander Scott Allen from...
• 11/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Notes from Cashman: Nova to the Rotation, Joba to the bullpen, Aceves, and More: No, Brian Cashman and I don’t pass notes to each other the way the girls in school used to. This is just a summary of...
• 11/9 The Process Report: History Versus Leslie Anderson: A rule of thumb concerning mysterious players: reality rarely matches the intrigue. Leslie Anderson is on his way to becoming...

• 10/31 The Captain's Blog: Yanks Don Costumes, Not Uniforms This Halloween: For only the third time, Halloween will play host to the World Series. On the two previous occasions, the Yankees were victorious,...

• 9/28 Baseball Press: 2010 MLB Playoff Preview - New York Yankees: The ace clinching another postseason for the Yankees (AP) With a 6-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays tonight, the New York...
• 9/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Win a Wild One, Magic Number Down to 1: The Yankees needed to win last nights game so they went with Phil Hughes, but Hughes was long out of the game by the time...
• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Juan Miranda walks to win game: New York Yankees 1B Juan Miranda reached on a bases-loaded walk to win the game in the 10th inning Sunday, Sept. 26, The Associated...[+] Press reports.
• 9/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Meh: This one doesn't even deserve a snappy title. Staked to a 2-0 lead on a Marcus Thames two-run bomb off David Price in the second,...
• 9/21 Jason's Baseball Blog: Week in Review – September 13 – September 19: If the Playoffs Started Today Tampa Bay Rays (8) (89-59) vs. Minnesota Twins (5) (89-60) Texas Rangers (6) (83-65) vs. New York...
• 9/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: A-God: Coming off a stretch of some of their ugliest baseball in more than a decade, the Yankees -- not to mention the fanbase -- were...
• 9/16 WasWatching: Wild Thought: Missing 55 & 18: You know, when I look at the Yankees not hitting well situationally, as A-Rod stated in the YES post-game coverage last night;...
• 9/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Second-guessing the manager: Less than a day after writing a post absolving Joe Girardi of any wrongdoing in the Yankees' 8-7 win, last night came another...
• 9/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Two called up: The New York Yankees recalled 1B Juan Miranda and IF Kevin Russo from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, USAToday.com reports. ...[+]
• 9/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Notes: Pettitte, Miranda, Russo, Posada, Gardner: The Yankees have dropped two in a row in walk-off style against the Texas Rangers and things won’t get any easier today...

• 8/27 Baseball Musings: Evil Player: The Evil Player program selected Juan Miranda as Friday’s evil player. At age 27, no one is knocking on the Yankees door...
• 8/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Notes: A-Rod, Nova, Call-Ups, Sabathia: There were no updates yesterday because I was busy with a family member’s wedding. There is a silver lining to that,...
• 8/19 NY Baseball Digest: The Kids Could Do That!: The Yankees announced today that Lance Berkman will be placed on the 15 day disabled list. I think highly of Brian Cashman, but...
• 8/19 NY Baseball Digest: Melancon Rips Yankee Stadium Crowd: Apparently Mark Melancon doesn’t think the Yankee Stadium crowd was very supportive during his short stint. Melancon told...
• 8/18 NY Baseball Digest: Relax Yankee Universe: The Yankees are slumping. No doubt about it. They can’t hit lately and are losing games they should be winning. But as you...
• 8/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trade for Kerry Wood; Other Notes: The Yankees big splash of the day was acquiring the Indians closer Kerry Wood for a player to be named later, the Indians...
• 8/2 NY Baseball Digest: Stars Who Take Lessor Roles to Play for the Yanks: Howard Megdal over at SB New York writes about the top five stretch run pickups for the Yankees which include Glenallen Hill,...

• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Colin Curtis, Juan Miranda cut: New York Yankees OF Colin Curtis and 1B Juan Miranda have been optioned to the minors in order to make room on the 25-man roster...[+] for OF Austin Kearns and 1B Lance Berkman, according to Ben Shpigel of The New York Times.
• 7/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Colin Curtis, Juan Miranda, end late inning Angels' comeback in 10-6 Yankee victory: This one was closer than the score makes it look. Javier Vazquez came out on fire. He got through 4 scoreless innings on only...
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Three homer Wednesday: New York Yankees 2B Robinson Cano, OF Colin Curtis and 1B Juan Miranda all homered in a winning effort Wednesday, July 21, according...[+] to The Associated Press. Curtis' homer was his first major league dinger.
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Juan Miranda the DH Friday: New York Yankees 1B Juan Miranda will serve as the designated hitter Friday, July 16, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Wallace Matthews....[+]
• 7/6 NY Baseball Digest: Mistake Not to Sign Hairston: Rumors around the web have the Yankees in the market for both a utility super sub type to fill the role Jerry Hairston did last...
• 7/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Grading the Yankees offseason moves at the halfway point: Now that the Yankees are more than halfway through their schedule it is a good time to take a look at what has worked and what...

• 6/3 My Pinstripes: Hughes Me Up: Kudos to @Stacegots for mentioning one of my favorite songs, "Use Me" by Bill Withers, during last night's game. Perfect title...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Juan Miranda optioned: The New York Yankees optioned 1B Juan Miranda to the minors Wednesday, June 2, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Andrew Marchand....[+]
• 6/2 My Pinstripes: Posada Back in Lineup: As expected, Jorge Posada has been activated from the DL and will be in tonight's starting lineup. No word yet on the corresponding...
• 6/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankeeist's May 2010 Wrap-Up: So two months of the 2010 baseball season are officially in the books, which means it's time for Yankeeist to take a look at what...

• 5/30 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Willis, Pierzynski, Mets, Miranda: Links for Sunday.... Matthew Carruth at FanGraphs says that Dontrelle Willis could go from being a big sunk cost to a...
• 5/29 My Pinstripes: Cano Slams Door on Tribe: It used to be that Yankees fans would cringe whenever Robinson Cano came to the plate with runners in scoring position. The...
• 5/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Pitching comes up short as Yanks lose 2nd in a row to Rays: I don't know what it was like watching this one on television, but it was dead inside the Stadium. The crowd lacked energy as...
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Juan Miranda goes yard Thursday: New York Yankees 1B Juan Miranda homered and tripled in a losing effort Thursday, May 20, according to The Associated Press. ...[+]
• 5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Juan Miranda recalledNew York Yankees 1B Juan Miranda was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, according to USAToday.com. ...[+] New York Yankees 1B Juan Miranda was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, according to USAToday.com.
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Juan Miranda playing Thursday: New York Yankees 1B Juan Miranda is in the starting lineup at first base Thursday, May 13, with 1B Mark Teixeira serving as the...[+] designated hitter, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. Miranda is expected to stay with the team for a while with 1B Nick Johnson (wrist) on the disabled list. Miranda could become part of a lefty-righty platoon with OF Marcus Thames.
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Juan Mirada coming up: The New York Yankees recalled 1B Juan Miranda from the minors Tuesday, May 11, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman....[+]
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Juan Miranda could start Tuesday: There is a strong chance that New York Yankees 1B Juan Miranda will serve as the designated hitter against the Detroit Tigers...[+] Tuesday, May 11, according to the New York Post's George A. King III. Miranda was batting .260 with five home runs and 15 RBIs with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.