Austin Romine
Austin Allen Romine
Position : Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 215 lb.
Born : November 22 , 1988 in Lake Forest, CA
High School : El Toro HS (Lake Forest, CA) Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 2007 amateur draft.Signed August 14, 2007.
(All Transactions ) Debut : September 11, 2011 (Age 22)
vs. LAA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Team : Yankees 2011-20132013 Contract Status : Pre-Arb Eligible (details ) [*] Service Time (01/2013) : 0.159, Arb Eligible : 2015, Free Agent : 2019 [*] , Agents : Moye Sports Associates [*] About biographical information
News -- May 2013
5/19 Baseballhotcorner.com: The New York Yankees Relying On Young Guns : The New York Yankees have been besieged by injuries. The Yankees have some veteran presence but have had big contributions from ...
5/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): GSN postgame video: 5/17/13 : Your browser does not support iframes.
Here are David Adams, Austin Romine and Joe Girardi discussing last night's win. ...
5/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 43: Hafner Returns :
The Yankees keep on playing the Blue Jays, and despite all the hype, the Yankees have been able to hit them hard very early ...
5/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): Today’s Yankees Lineup: 5/18/13 : Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Lyle Overbay 1B
Curtis Granderson RF
Jayson Nix ...
5/18 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 43 Lineup: Blue Jays vs. Yankees : Lineup: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Travis Hafner DH Lyle Overbay 1B Curtis Granderson RF Jayson Nix SS ...
5/18 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHEN OLD BECOMES NEW :
Article after article, column after column, newscast after newscast wrote our epitaph during the MLB off season- the New York ...
5/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: INJURIES DON'T MEAN NOTHING WHEN YOU BELIEVE :
(In Photo: David Adams scores)
The Yankees are something else right now. Maybe it's giving guys a chance and them ...
5/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): #HIROK: Yankees 5, Blue Jays 0 : What's the best way for the Yankees to stop a mini-slide? Well, so far in 2013, the cure to all of the Yankees' ills is to play ...
5/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: STEWART AVOIDS THE DL & CERVELLI NEWS :
Latest out of Yankeeland is that Chris Stewart will avoid the Disabled list after his groin pull in last night's game. ...
5/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 42 Lineup: Blue Jays vs. Yankees : Brett Gardner CF Jayson Nix 3B Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Ben Francisco DH Lyle Overbay 1B David Adams 3B Ichiro Suzuki ...
5/17 MLB Injury News: Yankees' Andy Pettitte, Chris Stewart both hurt : The New York Yankees may now be out of options at catcher. With Francisco Cervelii out with a fractured hand, the team was ...
5/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: PETTITTE'S HURT, YANKS LOSE & I'M **** :
How many more Yankees are going to get hurt? We could literally field a club of 9 with the players we have on the Disabled ...
5/16 My Pinstripes: Betances Joins Bullpen Shuffle :
Yankees fans have heard about Dellin Betances' potential ever since the 6'8" hard throwing right-hander was selected ...
5/15 Ballr: Trevor Bauer Recalled : Following his May 1st start against the Phillies, the Indians sent Trevor Bauer back to AAA, where the 22 year old threw 6.2 innings ...
5/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Why the New York Yankees are a joy to watch : There is a sense of fun around the New York Yankees that I haven’t felt in quite some time. This group of guys has no quit ...
5/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 38 Lineup: Mariners vs. Yankees : Guess who’s back…? Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells DH Curtis Granderson LF Lyle Overbay 1B Jayson Nix ...
5/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): It’s May 14 and the Yankees are 24-14 : If you predicted that this ragtag, seems to have been formed by flinging excrement at a wall team of lovable rejects would be ...
5/14 BronxPinstripes.com: 2013 may be Cashman’s finest hour : It’s very hard to call a team with the highest payroll in baseball the underdog, but coming in to this season things felt ...
5/14 My Pinstripes: The Kids Are Hot Tonight: Nuno, Warren Earn Split :
When you've got Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson, and Kevin Youkilis missing from your ...
5/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees split doubleheader in Cleveland :
Forgive the late update, but I was enthralled by an exciting New York Rangers 5-0 victory. Henrik Lundqvist just pulled off ...
5/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SPLITTING GOOSE EGGS :
So the Yankees played the Indians in a "old school" double header today. In the first game, there isn't much to tell ...
5/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): A Day in Cleveland: Two games, one win : Yankee fans were treated to over six hours of good baseball this afternoon. And even though the Yankees dropped the first game, ...
5/13 Yankees Fans Unite: DH Game 2 Lineup: Yankees @ Indians : Well, the first game sucked. Here’s to hoping to a better Game 2! Here’s the lineup: Brett Gardner CF Jayson Nix 3B ...
5/13 Yankees Fans Unite: DH Game 1 Lineup: Yankees @ Indians : Let’s play two today! Here’s the lineup for Game 1! Brett Gardner CF Ichiro Suzuki LF Robinson Cano 2B Travis Hafner ...
5/10 Baseball News Source: Joe Girardi Thinking Outside The Box Has Yankees Winning : On Wednesday night, Joe Girardi batted David Phelps eighth in the lineup ahead of rookie Austin Romine. The part I have never ...
5/9 The Captain's Blog: Yankees’ Offense Is Behind Eight Ball, But Girardi Has Lineup Pitching In : No one can accuse Joe Girardi of lacking creativity when it comes to filling out his lineup card. The Yankees haveused so many ...
5/9 Billy-Ball.com: Now batting eighth for the New York Yankees… : The seriously depleted New York Yankees defeated the Colorado Rockies last night, 3-2. Here’s your Nine to Know: New York ...
5/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Vernon Wells wakes up to lead the Yankees to victory :
Vernon Wells had been slumping pretty bad lately, but he woke up on Wednesday night to lead the Yankees to a 3-2 victory over ...
5/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WELL, WELL, WELLS :
Vernon Wells had a big night last night in Colorado. He hit a 2 run homer in the first inning and scored the game winning ...
5/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): Did that really happen? Yankees 3, Rockies 2 : Like I asked in the recap title, "Did that really happen?"
Did David Phelps really bat 8th?
Did Austin Romine really bat 9th?
Did ...
5/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 34 Lineup: Yankees @ Rockies : No, what you’re seeing isn’t a typo. David Phelps is actually hitting 8th…before the catcher. Here’s the ...
5/8 Call to the Pen: Atlanta’s McCann on the Block? : Atlanta welcomed back its starting catcher, Brian McCann, two days ago and he has proceeded to go 1-8 with a single, a walk and ...
5/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: COUNTDOWN TO CERVELLI :
Don't get overly excited... remember, Francisco Cervelli has a broken hand, it's going to take time. Anthony McCarron ...
5/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Lunchtime links: Twitter Tuesday : I'm going to do something a little different today so instead of linking to articles for your lunchtime links, I'm going to post ...
5/6 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of May 6 :
Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well ...
5/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Looking at how the Yankees have done position by position :
Entering the season a lot of people predicted doom and gloom, but here we are a little more than a month into the season and ...
5/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Today’s Yankees lineup: 5/5/13 : Gardner 8
Cano 4
Wells 7
Hafner 0
Ichiro 9
Nix 5
Overbay 3
Nunez 6
Stewart 2
Pettitte P
Not that it's a ...
5/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Today’s Yankees lineup: 5/4/13 : May the fourth be with you.
Gardner 8
Cano 4
Wells 7
Hafner DH
Ichiro 9
Nelson 5
Overbay 3
Nunez 6
Stewart ...
5/1 mlbreports.com : Yankees Update: Week 4 – The Injuries Mount Yet They Are Still The Bronx Bombers! : Like us on Facebook here Wednesday May 1,2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (Yankees Correspondent/Trade Correspondent): The end of April ...
5/1 mlbreports.com : NYY “Down on the Farm”- Week 4: Familiar Faces : Like us on Facebook here Wednesday May 1, 2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (Yankees Correspondent/Trade Correspondent): This week DOWN ...
News -- April 2013
4/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees get blown out by the Astros :
The Yankees were beaten and beaten badly by the Houston Astros in a 9-1 loss Monday night when Andy Pettitte didn’t have ...
4/29 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 27 Lineup: Astros vs. Yankees : It’s that time of the season where we introduce the newest member of the AL…the Houston Astros. Let’s hope this ...
4/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): Tonight’s Yankee Lineup: 4/29/13 : Well, well, well, look at this:
Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Brennan Boesch ...
4/29 MLB Dirt: MLBDirt.com’s Baseball Notes for April 29, 2013 : The length of a baseball team’s disabled list can have such a strong impact on the outcome of their season. Injuries not only ...
4/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees come back to beat the Jay 5-4 : The Yankees trailed 3-0 and then again 4-3, but managed to come from behind to beat the Blue Jays 5-4 thanks to a big game from ...
4/27 MLBTradeRumors: AL Notes: Royals, Garcia, Cervelli, Teagarden : Here are a few notes from around the American League:
The Royals are a legitimate threat to snag a wild card, says ESPN.com's ...
4/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ROMINE & NUNO CALLED UP. GUESS WHERE NOVA'S GOING? :
A quick note, just because I am 3 minutes away from going back out to a Little League field today.
To replace Francisco ...
4/27 MLB Injury News: Yankees Place Ivan Nova on DL, Call Up Vidal Nuno :
The New York Yankees just cannot seem to stay away from the
disabled list. In addition to the rash of stars already there, ...
4/27 Pinstripe Pundits: With Cervelli Injured, Austin Romine Will Get a Chance : As if the Yankees didn’t already have enough injuries, Francisco Cervelli and Ivan Nova have now joined the team’s walking ...
4/27 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 26 Observations: Hitters :
Nationals 1, Reds 0
Bryce Harper:
On a night
when runs and hits were at a premium, Harper’s first triple of ...
4/27 Seedlings to Stars: Expectations Should be Tempered as Austin Romine Joins Yankees : The New York Yankees have been hit hard by injuries in the early going and that trend continued with the news that catcher Francisco ...
4/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees lose Cervelli and Nova but still beat Jays 6-4 : Francisco Cervelli left in the first inning after he broke his hand on a foul tip and Ivan Nova left in the third with elbow pain, ...
4/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CERVELLI BROKE HIS HAND... I'M NOT KIDDING :
We'll have more about this major injury in the BYB recap later and over the weekend, but I have to tell you, this sucks. ...
4/26 Baseball Musings: Run Down Battery : Francisco Cervelli left the Yankees game against the Blue Jays with a broken hand: Cervelli was removed after taking a foul tip ...
4/26 My Pinstripes: Yankees Ordering Bubble Wrap To Protect Players :
The Yankees regulars continue to drop flies, with both Francisco Cervelli and Ivan Nova gone from Friday night's game ...
4/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Uh Oh: Cervelli And Nova Pulled From Yankee Game, Romine Pulled From RailRider’s Game : After taking a foul tip to the bare hand, the Yankees took a good look at Francisco Cervelli's hand and pulled him from the game ...
4/26 BronxPinstripes.com: Minors Wrap-Up: RailRiders & RiverDogs Held in Check : Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Columbus 4, SWB 1 Chien-Ming Wang allowed three runs on four hits over 6.2 innings, ...
4/25 Indians Baseball Insider: Carrasco Goes Down as Clippers Grab 4-1 Victory : SCRANTON, PA- On a night with a somber tune, the Clippers secured their second win of the series in Scranton, beating the RailRiders ...
4/23 The Intelligent Fan: The Future of Major League Baseball With Expanded Replay : It’s 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2015. It’s a hot and humid sunny afternoon at the Stadium as the Yankees play host ...
4/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: What to make of Francisco Cervelli’s hot start? :
(Syndicated from Pinstripe Pundits).
Heading into spring training, the Yankees’ catching situation was in disarray. The team ...
4/17 Pinstripe Pundits: What to Make of Cervelli’s Hot Start? : Heading into spring training, the Yankees’ catching situation was in disarray. The team was set to split the catching duties ...
4/12 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor League Week In Review : Following a long awaited start to major league games that count, the minor leagues kicked off last week with opening series against ...
4/10 Porcupines in Pinstripes: Porcupine Points – April 10 : ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The RailRiders did not know a deficit on their series with Rochester until the latest of stages last night. ...
4/10 mlbreports.com : Opening Week Jitters For The Yankees : Like us on Facebook here Wednesday, April 10, 2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (Yankees Correspondent/Trade Correspondent): As winter ...
4/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): Farm Recap 4/9/2013 Cito [P]ulver[izer] : The big news today: Cito Culver hit 2 home runs for Charleston. Culver has been mashing the ball this year. Last year, he hit ...
4/8 Porcupines in Pinstripes: RailRiders Record First Victory of 2013 : Moosic, Pa. – Thomas Neal’s two-run single and Melky Mesa’s solo home run helped the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Triple-A/New ...
4/6 Porcupines in Pinstripes: PawSox Use Big Eighth Inning to Top RailRiders : Much like opening night at PNC Field, a five-run inning doomed the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Triple-A/New York Yankees) ...
4/4 Seedlings to Stars: New York Yankees Hitting Prospects: New Blood in Pinstripes on the Horizon : It’s “STAT-Scan: The Bronx” as we set our sights on those who may wear pinstripes in the Big Apple sometime ...
News -- March 2013
3/27 The Sports Critic: Yankees Need to Overcome Beginning with Major Injuries : We all know of the key injuries that will keep CF Curtis Granderson and 1B Mark Teixeira out for all of April and at least part ...
3/22 60ft6in.com: Red Sox vs. Yankees draft 2005-2012 : Recently I wrote this story: http://60ft6in.com/2013/02/05/rating-the-red-sox-farm-system-2013-vs-2005/ regarding the Red ...
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 ...
3/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CERVELLI, STEWART, OR RAMON HERNANDEZ? : Alright, alright calm down... it's meant as more of a question than a statement, this is true. But truth be told, when I ...
3/12 Pinstripe Pundits: Getting the Most Out of Stewart and Cervelli : As it stands right now, the Yankees are set to break camp with Chris Stewart and Francisco Cervelli as the team’s catchers. Austin ...
3/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees have also tried to get Chipper and Rolen out of retirement, and other notes :
With Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, and Curtis Granderson each on the DL for at least the first month and a half of the season, ...
3/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: AUSTIN ROMINE WAS OPTIONED TO AAA :
The Yankees will have 2 catchers this season and it will be Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart. YES Network (HERE) ...
3/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick hit: More cuts were announced after today’s game : The Yankees made some more cuts after today's game.
Via Chad Jennings of the Lohud Yankees blog:
· Optioned and LHP Francisco ...
3/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Bronx bummer: New York Yankees need to find a fast fix at first : In just a few short months, the tables have turned for the New York Yankees. The injuries are mounting. Opening up the checkbook ...
3/8 Seedlings to Stars: New York Yankees Hitting Prospects: New Blood in Pinstripes on the Horizon : It’s “STAT-Scan: The Bronx” as we set our sights on those who may wear pinstripes in the Big Apple sometime ...
3/7 Porcupines in Pinstripes: Spring Training Roundup – March 7 : The New York Yankee offense came alive this afternoon against the St. Louis Cardinals, but a ninth inning rally by the Cards stole ...
3/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Spring Training Game Twelve: St Louis Cardinals 7, Yankees 6 : Oh well, you can't win them all.
The Yankees dropped another Spring Training game, this time to the Cardinals in Jupiter but ...
3/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Risk Management & The A.L. East Hunter Golden looks at the American League East and how each team's risk management could define the 2013 season....
3/4 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Cashman, Ohman, Kendrick, Yanks : The Yankees announced today that general manager Brian Cashman broke his right fibula and dislocated his right ankle on the landing ...
3/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Spring Training Game Ten: Yankees 5, Red Sox 2 : The rivalry was renewed and the Yankees won the first battle...
Okay, even I can't pretend that this was anything more than ...
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 Pinstripe Pundits: Addressing the Misconception About a Cano Extension : Last week, there was a report that implied Hal Steinbrenner was ready to ditch the austerity plan: As another source told me on ...
News -- February 2013
2/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Replacing Granderson : Before Spring Training started, I had made a joke to a friend that the Yankees were going to have to begin shooting a reality ...
2/25 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Contreras, Indians, Marlins, Yankees : After Brian Sabean traded Matt Williams to the Indians for a package that included eventual San Francisco cornerstone Jeff Kent, ...
2/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Cashman: We’re not looking for catching : Thought this was interesting. From MLB Trade Rumors:
Backstops Francisco Cervelli, Chris Stewart, Bobby Wilson, and Austin ...
2/24 My Pinstripes: Jeter Touches 'Em All :
Derek Jeter took the next step in his rehab Saturday when he joined his teammates in running the bases. It was the first ...
2/24 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Yankees, Sanchez, Lohse, Red Sox : In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe has some extremely kind words about MLBTR and founder Tim Dierkes. "Call ...
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 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEE BASEBALL IS BACK TODAY :
This is the front page tease on Yankees.com today. It's going to be a tough battle between Francisco Cervelli ...
2/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: 2013 Trenton Thunder Preview: Four stars and seven more with hope : Yes, the title of this article references US history, but watching the Thunder play this year will be nothing like reading a boring ...
2/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): IIATMS Top 30 Prospects 2013 :
With Spring Training underway and the Yankees gearing up for their first "game," it seems like a good time to look at the Yankees ...
2/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees face Opening Day dilemma behind the plate :
Bronx Baseball Daily is lucky enough to welcome its second new writer in less than a week, Elizabeth Finn. She will write regular ...
2/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES SPRING IN PICTURES: PART 6 :
Bleeding Yankee Blue has brought Spring Training to you. Check out:
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2/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): Jorge Posada on Cervelli, Romine and the starting catching competition : Jorge Posada, who was invited to be a guest instructor at Yankees' camp this Spring, hasn't appeared in Tampa yet but he talked ...
2/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Bombers Blast: New York Yankees poised for youth movement? : The New York Yankees are old. Heck, Alex Rodriguez even has the hips of an assisted-living resident. We’ve been hearing all ...
2/15 Pinstripe Pundits: The Catching Competition : As Spring Training gets into full swing, Chris and I will examine the bouts for each roster spot up for grabs. We’ll be ...
2/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: LET THE YANKEES KIDS PLAY! :
(In photo: Mark Montgomery, Austin Romine, David Adams)
It took a while, but there are finally signs on life, baseball life ...
2/15 MLB Dirt: AL East Players To Watch : Dan Marino is trekking through each division in the major leagues and giving you one player he thinks is the: Rookie to Watch, ...
2/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES SPRING IN PICTURES: PART 1 : Last year on BYB we did this too. We tried to collect some pictures of the Yankees Spring Training, maybe put come captions ...
2/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Joe Girardi gives State of the Yankee Union address :
Yankees manager Joe Girardi met with reporters yesterday and went over quite a few topics. Here is the run down via Chad Jennings ...
2/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Ivan Nova, Francisco Cervelli still have options left :
The Yankees will have 83 players in camp when Spring Training starts. In order to try to narrow down who could start the season ...
2/12 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training Notes 2/12/13: State Of The Yankees Address : Today may be the State Of the Union Address for the United States of America, but today was the State of the Yankees Address live ...
2/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): And now for some very important Spring Training news : As you know, Yankee uniform numbers are very serious business and that certain numbers are treasured by fans. So when the news ...
2/12 Pinstripe Pundits: Offseason Recap as Spring Training Begins : Pitchers and catchers report for the Yankees today (finally), meaning this long offseason is finally over. Although it lacked ...
2/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: Francisco Cervelli, Jesus Montero both linked to Miami PED Clinic :
Alex Rodriguez is no longer the only Yankees connected to the Miami PED clinic, catcher Francisco Cervelli has also been linked ...
2/4 Yanks Go Yard: New York Yankees ZiPS Projections : Over at FanGraphs, Carson Cistulli has been rolling out the ZiPS projections for each team, and today he finally got to the Yankees. ...
2/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees farm system ranked 14th in MLB :
With the Yankees talking about budgets so much an extra emphasis has been placed on the farm system, however that hasn’t ...
News -- January 2013
1/28 MLB Injury News: Yankees Will Miss Russell Martin Behind the Plate : The New York Yankees saw a lot of change this offseason. One of the biggest changes is who will be catching games for them ...
1/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Musing On War Projections For 2013 : Wins above replacement is often a love or hate statistic. Fans that love it often rely on it too much, while fans that hate it ...
1/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Searching For Catchers On The Trade Market : Aside from Russell Martin and AJ Pierzynski, this year’s free agent market was completely bare of starting catchers. It ...
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, ...
1/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HOW THE YANKEES STACK UP: CATCHER :
Much has been made about the Toronto Blue Jays off-season
acquisitions. Many are predicting a rise
to ...
1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Wilson, Powell, Yankees, Mets : We'll keep track of tonight's minor moves here..
The Yankees signed veteran catcher Bobby Wilson to a minor league deal, ...
1/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CERVELLI'S MISSION IS CLEAR... WIN :
When I read Yankees minor league hitting coach Butch Wynegar say that he wished he had “25
Cervellis" last ...
1/12 Mets360.com: What if everything broke right? (Rose colored glasses return) : The following is the ultimate “What If” scenario for Met fans. That perfect universe where everything just happened to work ...
1/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: Francisco Cervelli suffers whiplash in Venezuela :
Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli was hit by a foul tip during a game in the Venezuelan Winter League and suffered whiplash. ...
1/7 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: Yankees say no to Soriano : The Yankees have made it very clear with Scott Boras: They don’t want Rafael Soriano back on a one year-deal. Soriano (who ...
1/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees expect Austin Romine to start in the minors :
Yankees still don’t have a starting catcher and while Chris Stewart can’t hit, Francisco Cervelli can’t do ...
1/6 MLB Injury News: Yankees Rumors: NY Not Pursuing Catcher, Reliever : New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told
reporters, including Anthony Rieber of Newsday, that he’s not currently
targeting ...
1/5 Seedlings to Stars: Both New York Teams to Start Top Catching Prospects in Minors : Quality catchers that can reshape a franchise are extraordinarily tough to come across in baseball, namely because so few exist. ...
1/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Counting the Days : Is it just me or does December seem like the slowest month of the year? Maybe it’s because it’s usually cold, dreary ...
1/4 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News & Notes: Romine will start season in AAA, Cashman still searching for right handed bat : With Russell Martin jetting to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the catching position for the New York Yankees looked a bit hazy going ...
1/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Cashman: Romine likely to start season in minors :
With Russell Martin on his way to Bradenton instead of Tampa this February and no major league reinforcements on the way, ...
1/2 MLBRandomFandom: AL East Roundup: January 2 : By Kyle Rotondo The AL East has been a difficult division to predict as many surprises have happened. For instance, ...
1/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees’ Commitment To Catching Defense Nothing New : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) Some time has passed since the shocker of Russell Martin signing ...
1/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DID THE YANKEES TAKE A BIG RISK? :
I'm a Yankee fan... I find the question of whether or not the Yankees taking a "big risk" this off season to be wildly ridiculous ...
1/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THINK POSITIVE, NOT PERFECT :
Okay, it’s a new year, with new possibilities, right? Then why is this article Hartnett: 2013 Brings Uncertainty For ...
News -- December 2012
12/29 Yanks Go Yard: Should the Yankees swoop in on the possible failing Red Sox-Napoli deal? : I mean, the Boston Red Sox don’t like us anyway, so why not heat up the rivalry even more? Seriously though, this would ...
12/27 mlbreports.com : The Yankees Will Surpass A 200 Million Dollar Payroll in 2013 And Are Pinching Pennies At Catcher! : Like us on Facebook here Thursday, December.27, 2012 Chuck Booth (Yankees Correspondent/Website Owner): As of this very moment, ...
12/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DOES CASHMAN HAVE A PLAN TO STEAL NAPOLI FROM THE SOX? :
Mike Napoli hasn't signed on the Red Sox contract dotted line and not there is word from Rob Braford of WEEI.com, HERE, that ...
12/27 Baseball News Source: Intriguing Options Remain to Complete Yankees’ 2013 Roster : Diaz can play the corner outfield position and hits right-handed, but… The New York Yankees signed outfielder and occasional ...
12/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Punt to Win? : As we all collectively awake from our holiday-induced food stupors (or our Airings of Grievances or Feats of Strength), the baseball ...
12/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: POSADA DREAMING... A YANKEE FIELD OF DREAMS :
I had a crazy dream the other night. Some people think that dreams are a sign. Maybe they are, I’m not sure. I can tell you ...
12/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Believe In Austin Romine’s Defense : Up until last week, the best offensive free agent catcher was begging for a contract from someone. If considering A.J. Pierzysnki, ...
12/24 Yankees Fans Unite: Seedlings 2 Stars Article on Romine : Our friends over at Seedling 2 Stars have a nice article out about Romine. Here it is. Click the link to read the rest. ...
12/23 Baseball News Source: Yankees Face 40 Man Roster Crunch with New Additions : Figuring out who will be removed from the 40 man roster is always a challenge Kevin Youkilis and Ichiro Suzuki will be on the ...
12/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CALLING ALL SUPERHEROES! WE NEED A YANKEE INTERVENTION! :
“Beam me up, Scottie! No life forms here!” This is how I felt until, "Bam!", we signed Youk and Ichiro in ...
12/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees made no offers to A.J. Pierzynski :
The Yankees are looking for a catcher and are only looking to give out one-year deals, but they still didn’t have enough ...
12/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: A DEREK JETER OFF-SEASON TWEET SESSION :
Derek Jeter does not Tweet. I often have a debate with Bleeding Yankee Blue readers on whether or not the Captain will ever ...
12/21 MLB Injury News: Yankees Rumors: NY Won’t Add Catcher : The New York Yankees did not make an offer to veteran
catcher A.J. Pierzynski before he signed with the Texas Rangers last night, ...
12/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: A.J. Pierzynski agrees to a one-year deal with the Rangers :
It looks like Brian Cashman either wasn’t bluffing or he simply missed out on yet another free agent as the last decent ...
12/20 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Red Sox, Saltalamacchia, Yankees : News out of the American League East..
The Red Sox had some inquiries on Jarrod Saltalamacchia, but it appears that they ...
12/20 Seedlings to Stars: Austin Romine Could Catch for Yankees : Left without a solution to their open catching position and with few appealing options remaining on the free agent market, it ...
12/20 Yanks Go Yard: Are the Yankees making a mistake by ignoring A.J. Pierzynski? : The New York Yankees continue to suggest that their starting catcher is right in front of their eyes. They will either go with ...
12/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Pierzynski and Texas are close to a deal : According to a tweet from Ken Rosenthal, the Texas Rangers are close to making a deal with A.J. Pierzynski.
Sources: Pierzynski, ...
12/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees not excited by Pierzynski, could start Romine :
The Yankees need a catcher and A.J. Pierzynski still available. It seems like an inevitable match, but it doesn’t sound ...
12/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: GIVE CHRIS DICKERSON A SHOT! : There, I said it. It had to be said. Everybody wants to say it but no one's saying it... Why?
It seems to me that if you ...
12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman & Knobler On Hanrahan, Rangers, Bourn : The latest from Jon Heyman and Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com...
Both the Dodgers and Red Sox have interest in Pirates closer ...
12/17 Pinstripe Pundits: Could Yankees Pitchers Fare Better Without Rusell Martin? : Don't be fooled by the title - the Yankees will undeniably miss Russell Martin in 2013. He may not have been the best offensive ...
12/17 Seedlings to Stars: Bobby Wilson Signs in New York : Since Russell Martin bolted for Pittsburgh in favor of a two year, $17 Million commitment the New York Yankees have been quietly ...
12/16 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE PLOT THICKENS WHEN IT COMES TO THE YANKEE CATCHER ROLE :
When Russell Martin made a mad dash to Pittsburgh, it left the Yankees with yet another hole to fill. Now that we signed Kevin ...
12/16 My Pinstripes: Yankees Add Bobby Wilson to the Catcher Merry-Go-Round :
The Yankees expected Eli Whiteside to possibly play a major part in their catching situation next season. Having already ...
12/14 Baseball News Source: Yankees Face 40 Man Roster Crunch with New Additions : Figuring out who will be removed from the 40 man roster is always a challenge Kevin Youkilis and Ichiro Suzuki will be on the ...
12/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees give Ichiro two years :
According to Jon Heyman, the Yankees have a deal finished with Ichiro Suzuki, a deal that will pay Ichiro $13 million over ...
12/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ANALYZING THE YOUKILIS SIGNING & FAN REACTION :
It's been 2 days since the deal between the Yankees and Kevin Youkilis was first announced. I've seen every comment ever written ...
12/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE TORCH IS BEING PASSED :
(In photo: Mason Williams)
As
the 2013 Yankees begin to take shape I can’t help but feel that we are
seeing the transition ...
12/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees sign catcher Bobby Wilson :
Who is going to be the Yankees Opening Day catcher? I have no idea, but you can now throw Bobby Wilson‘s name into the ...
12/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Yankees aren’t getting better, but are they getting worse? :
The Yankees, thus far, have not made any moves this offseason that would obviously seem to make them a better team than they ...
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 ...
12/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SHOULD THE YANKEES EXTEND PHIL HUGHES' CONTRACT? :
With the signing of Kevin Youkilis, the Yankees need to find a catcher, a right fielder, and a right handed outfielder who ...
12/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: What about Austin Romine? : Perhaps the most shocking development so far this offseason was the failure to retain the services of Russell Martin. Martin hasn’t ...
12/10 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE IRONY OF HESITIATING ON AJ PIERZYNSKI :
I did my reading like I always do... when I can of course. Life comes at you pretty quick, it ain't easy. But I found ...
12/5 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News and Rumors: Day Two of Winter Meetings : New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was busy Tuesday trying to figure out the best way to make something out of virtually ...
12/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Signs of the Yankees apocalypse : It's December 2012 and according to some, the world may be coming to an end soon. (I don't believe in any of that hooey but bare ...
12/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees in talks with A.J. Pierzynski :
With Russell Martin on his way to Pittsburgh, the Yankees are now in talks with free agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski, according ...
12/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKS AIN'T GETTING NOTHING FOR CHRISTMAS :
Shhh. Don't tell anyone... The Yankees have a secret gift coming, right? I mean, there are moves happening all ...
12/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Blue Jays claim Eli Whiteside off waivers :
The Yankees officially lost a catching option today when the Toronto Blue Jays claimed Eli Whiteside off waivers, according ...
12/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: RED SOX SIGN MIKE NAPOLI :
I think we all saw it coming... Mike Napoli has signed a deal with the Red Sox according to WEEI.com HERE. It's a 3 year deal ...
12/2 Yanks Go Yard: Cashman and Yankees Gear Up For The Winter Meetings : The Yankees head into the Winter Meetings feeling pretty good about what they’ve accomplished already and they have good ...
12/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees don’t sound interested in other free agent catchers :
Perhaps it will change if the Yankees don’t find any trade prospects during the Winter Meetings, but as of now they ...
12/1 Yanks Go Yard: Losing Russell Martin does not spell doom for Yankees : The New York Yankees made a grand statement Thursday by not uttering a word or making a roster move. They did something that they ...
News -- November 2012
11/30 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: A lot of questions left unanswered for the Yankees : It’s November 30th and Winter Meetings are on Monday. But when this should be a joyous time of year to watch other teams ...
11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Austin Romine likely to start in minorsNew York Yankees C Austin Romine is likely to start next season at Class AAA, according to general manager Brian Cashman....[+]
New York Yankees C Austin Romine is likely to start next season at Class AAA, according to general manager Brian Cashman.
11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Gary Sanchez won't be considered: New York Yankees C Gary Sanchez, who is thought to have more potential than C Austin Romine, is not close to being considered ...[+]
for the major league roster next season.
11/30 The Captain's Blog: Excuses Follow Russell Martin’s Exit; Time for Yankees, Cashman to Enter No Spin Zone : Brian Cashman has been used to dispensing big money contracts as general manager of the Yankees, but lately, the only thing he ...
11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Austin Romine likely to begin at AAA: New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said C Austin Romine will likely begin the season at Triple-A, but he didn't completely ...[+]
rule him out for the majors.
11/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ALL EYES ON CERVELLI AS RUSSELL MARTIN BOLTS NEW YORK :
Yesterday at the airport, I was thinking about Russell Martin... no...not in that way bro... in the "Free Agent way." I was ...
11/30 MLB Injury News: Yankees Rumors: NY Not Targeting Mike Napoli, A.J. Pierzynski : Now that the New York Yankees former starting catcher and
reported offseason target Russell Martin has signed a contract with ...
11/29 My Pinstripes: Yankees' Martin Goes West...a little :
Russell Martin knew he wasn't going to get one of those fancy $13.3MM qualifying offers to stay with the Yankees. He ...
11/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: Pirates Reach Agreement With Russell Martin : Goodbye Russell Martin. According to Ken Rosenthal, the Pirates have agreed to signMartin. Although the catcher had a weak defensive ...
11/29 Yanks Go Yard: What roles will the Yankees focus on during the Winter Meetings? : Now that the New York Yankees have come to terms with Andy Pettitte and it looks as though they are close to signing Mariano Rivera ...
11/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Russell’s contract : A little less than a year ago, I crowd sourced a possible contract extension for catcher Russell Martin. Obviously, no such extension ...
11/26 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Breaking News: Eli Whiteside avoids arbitration : The New York Yankees announced Monday that they have agreed to a one-year contract with catcher Eli Whiteside. The deal is worth ...
11/25 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Minor League Report – AFL Wrap, etc. : While we were covering Baseball America’s top-10 prospects in the New York Yankees organization, the Arizona Fall League ...
11/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees have not yet made Russell Martin an offer :
After the Yankees re-sign Andy Pettitte, if he doesn’t retire, and Mariano Rivera one of the top things on their list ...
11/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Why The Yankees Have Interest In Mike Napoli : Yesterday, we learned from Bob Nightengale that the Yankees are considering free agent C/1B Mike Napoli. With Russell Martin ...
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 ...
11/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees interested in Mike Napoli :
The Yankees may not have David Ross to fall back on if they can’t re-sign Russell Martin, but they are interested in ...
11/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees putting all of their eggs in one basket :
It is starting to become an accepted fact that the Yankees are going to get under the $189 million budget in 2014. I understand ...
11/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Re-Signing Russ Is The Right Move : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) It could be a lot different. Russell Martin could be kicking back ...
11/7 Baseball News Source: Yankees Mariano Rivera Declares His 2013 Return : With Rivera’s return, the Yankees’ bullpen will once again be a strength Mariano Rivera did not take much time at ...
11/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees may have interest in Ross :
The Yankees have a pretty remarkable situation on their hands right now when it comes to the catcher's position. They currently ...
11/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees also have interest in David Ross :
While the Yankees would like to see catcher Russell Martin return, that doesn’t mean they aren’t taking precautions ...
11/6 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News and Rumors: Another backup catcher in the mix : The New York Yankees added one more insurance policy at catcher yesterday claiming San Francisco Giants backstop Eli Whiteside ...
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 Bleeding Yankee Blue: MAKING A CASE FOR RUSSELL MARTIN :
The Yankees and Russell Martin are trying to figure out a
deal to bring him back to the Bronx, read that ...
11/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Martin and the Yankees are discussing 2013 : Anthony McCarron of the Daily News reports that Russell Martin and the Yankees are in discussions to keep him in Pinstripes.
Martin's ...
11/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Is David Ross A Better Option Than Russell Martin? : What could be arguably the most important position in baseball, hasn’t been a concern for the Yankees over the last 14 years. ...
11/5 Seedlings to Stars: East Squad’s Six Run Frame Trumps West in AFL Rising Star’s Game : West 4 9 1 East 9 12 2 WP-Zych LP-Tonkin HR-Goodwin Baseball’s top youngsters were on rare display Saturday night at Talking ...
11/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankee kids have good day in Rising Star Game : The Arizona Fall League held its annual all star game yesterday and the Rising Star Game, as it is called, ended up being a nice ...
11/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Morning Bits: Rivera, just a game, AFL Rising Stars, Pascual Perez : Good morning everyone and Happy Sunday to you all. Don’t forget to move your clocks one hour back today. Here are your morning ...
11/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Arizona Fall League’s Rising Star Game : Just in case you are jonesing for live baseball like I am, the Arizona Fall League's Rising Stars game will be shown tonight at ...
11/1 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: Former Yankee SP killed, Yankees interested in Torii Hunter? : Good evening everyone. We’re only Day 4 into the Yankees (official) offseason and already so much has happened. Here are ...
News -- October 2012
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 ...
10/28 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Minor League Report: Arizona Fall League Update : It’s been a while since we’ve run our minor league report. We’ll get back on track now that the New York Yankees’ ...
10/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHAT TO DO WITH A BUNCH OF YANKEE BUMS : Calm down... they're not all bums... relax, I'm joking.
So it’s been a week since the slow torture of the ALCS concluded. ...
10/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): Looking at the Yankees’ future at catcher :
As Brien mentioned, the Yankees job for starting catcher is up for grabs right now. Russell Martin's contract was for one ...
10/23 Baseball News Source: Five Ways the Yankees Can Save Money in 2013 : Cashman is faced with major personnel decisions this off-season By now we’re all aware Major League Baseball’s ...
10/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Top 5 available free agent catchers :
The Yankees catcher Russell Martin is a free agent this offseason and it doesn’t appear that they are ready to hand ...
10/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: A couple of Yankees make their pitch to keep Russell Martin :
A year ago, Yankees GM Brian Cashman was comparing Russell Martin to Thurman Munson and broke their unwritten rule by offering ...
10/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Arizona Fall League update and other Minor League notes : While there are still four teams alive in the Majors, many minor league players have begun playing for the various winter baseball ...
10/10 Injury Report: ()
10/10 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Hak-Ju Lee Notches First Hit of AFL Season in Phoenix Win : Finally, baseball is back for members of the Rays organization. The season is over for the Rays and spring training is five months ...
10/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE RUSSELL MARTIN QUESTION :
After the 2011 season, the New York Yankees just had to have Russell Martin. They offered him a three year $20 million contract. ...
10/2 Yanks Go Yard: Russell Martin is turning it around for the Yankees : Well, we all sort of knew that a player such as Russell Martin wouldn’t be held down for the entire season. Fortunately ...
News -- September 2012
9/24 Yankees Fans Unite: Year in Review: SWB Yankees : “Change” was the theme of 2012 for the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Aside from the usual roster changes a minor ...
9/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Looking back at the 2012 Empire State Yankees :
The story of the 2012 Empire State Yankees was interesting right from the start. Much like the Trenton Thunder, ...
9/19 Seedlings to Stars: 2012 Arizona Fall League Delegates: New York Yankees : Can anyone think of the last time a New York Yankee looked over their shoulder and saw an Oriole? I certainly cannot, yet that’s ...
9/19 Yanks Go Yard: Could Russell Martin return to the Yankees in 2013? : To say Russell Martin has had a bit of a down year would be a gross understatement. After a successful first season in the Bronx ...
9/14 Yanks Go Yard: Top 5 Yankees who’ll have make or break seasons in 2013 : No, I’m not already looking forward to the 2013 season, but I am going to identify the players who need to step it up next ...
9/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: BBD’s Yankees Top 50 Prospects: 2012 post-season edition :
This season was a mixed bag for the Yankees prospects. While some like Tyler Austin took huge steps forward there were ...
9/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees expected to call up 6 players today :
It’s September 1st and that means the rosters expand to 40 players from the typical 25. The Yankees might call up more ...
News -- August 2012
8/31 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Minor League Report – August 31, 2012 : Many of the New York Yankees minor league affiliates will reach the end of their regular seasons by Monday. At least two teams, ...
8/31 It's About the Money (Stupid): Exciting group of prospects headed to the Arizona Fall League :
While the Yankees prepare for September call-ups and their minor league affiliates' seasons are ending and/or heading into playoffs, ...
8/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Does Joe Mauer Make Sense For The Yankees? : Yesterday, the Twins put catcher Joe Mauer on revocable waivers. Now that the five time allstar has cleared, there is a possibility ...
8/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor League Week in Review : Notables: Kyle Roller was named last weeks Player of the Week Abe Almonte is back on the DL for a hamstring issue as well as Ronnier ...
8/19 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: August 19 : Top stories Omaha edges Nashville to clinch playoff berth: It was only a matter of time, but the Omaha Storm Chasers became the ...
8/17 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Minor League Report – August 17, 2012 : The New York Yankees’ top three affiliates are all in first place as the season begins to wind down. Let’s see how ...
8/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees to send Romine, Adams to AFL :
Two Yankees minor leaguers who may be in the team’s future plans, catcher Austin Romine and second baseman David Adams, ...
8/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor League Week in Review : Notables: Austin Romine has been called up to AAA along with Kelvin Perez, and Ramiro Pena has returned to SWB after being released. ...
8/13 Seedlings to Stars: Gary Sanchez – Catching Up To The Yankees : The current catching situation with the New York Yankees is great on the defensive end, but not so promising when analyzing Russell ...
8/11 Baseball News Source: Potential Changes to the Yankees’ Roster in September : Very little change should have been expected from the Yankees’ roster since they completed the Ichiro Suzuki trade in mid-July. ...
8/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees top prospect Manny Banuelos shutdown for the year :
The last time the Yankees top prospect Manny Banuelos pitched in a game was on May 18 and it turns out that will be the last ...
8/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Some Glimmers Of Light In The Injury-Filled Prospect Darkness : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) This has not been a good season for the Yankee farm system. EJ**** ...
News -- July 2012
7/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Quote: Romine is in the best shape of his life :
It’s one of the biggest cliches in baseball right along with, ‘we just have to take it one day at a time,’ ...
7/20 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Minor League Report – July 20, 2012 : The New York Yankees hold a commanding nine-game lead in the American League East. Let’s see how the minor league squads ...
7/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: JESUS MONTERO: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY :
The Yankees catching situation
is drastically different now as opposed to one year ago. In 2011,
Russell Martin had a ...
7/11 Mets360.com: Devil’s Advocate: Mets should be sellers and trade Johan Santana : I’m playing the Devil’s Advocate and exploring a line of thinking that doesn’t necessarily gel with what I want the Mets ...
7/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Catching the Future Part Two : The catching situation for the Yankees is bleak. Russell Martin? Struggling. Chris Stewart? Not good. Austin Romine? Injured. ...
7/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: Anti**** Another Quiet Trade Deadline : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) A few weeks ago, I mentioned the upcoming trade deadline as one of ...
7/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES INJURY UPDATES: NUNEZ, JOBA, ROMINE :
Many have wondered about guys who were up with the Yankees and have either fallen to injury or were shipped down to the minors ...
7/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Joba “on track” for rehab assigment : Joba Chamberlain threw a 25 pitch simulated game today and Tampa, and via Mark Didtler, he's looking at starting a minor league ...
7/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Five Questions with the Enemy: An Interview with Matt Imbrogno of Yankee Analysts : Today, I’m releasing the third installment of my “Five Questions with the Enemy” series. Once again, my guest ...
7/5 Yanks Go Yard: Girardi sticks by Martin; does he have a choice? : New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi has all the confidence in the world in starting catcher Russell Martin. The organization ...
7/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees will recall Cory Wade Saturday : Under the new collective bargaining agreement, beginning this year teams are allowed to carry a 26th man on days in which they ...
7/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Romine returning in a couple of weeks :
Russell Martin is in the middle of a 0-for-27 skid that has his overall numbers down to a pathetic .178/.297/.347. The Yankees ...
7/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: A more optimistic take on the Yankee farm : EJ’s post from earlier today highlights the disappointing nature of the Yankee farm in 2012, and for the most part, I agree. ...
7/4 BoSox Injection: Will Sox Pay a King’s Ransom for Felix Hernandez? : The Red Sox should trade Lester and Ellsbury for “King” Felix Hernandez; so says the Globe’s Nick Cafardo, but are ...
News -- June 2012
6/15 It's About the Money (Stupid): Checking up on ‘Cisco :
Jon Heyman has a profile of Francisco Cervelli up on his CBS Sports blog that's pretty interesting and worth a read if you're ...
6/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Frankie Cervelli should be promoted for the playoffs… now! :
Francisco Cervelli did not respond well to being demoted. He was not shy about being confused and distraught over the whole ...
6/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankee beat: meeting Joe Girardi edition :
The Yankees got 7, 1 hit innings out of Hiroki Kuroda tonight and back-to-back-to-back home runs from Robinson Cano, Nick ...
6/5 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES NEW, YANKEES OLD AND KATE UPTON :
Look, there's a ton of Yankees news and names that I needed to fill you in about. And sure, I wanted to post this ...
6/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: Romine cleared to begin baseball activities :
Austin Romine was at the doorstep. After a late season promotion to Triple-A last season, he figured to start the year there ...
6/4 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Headley, Blue Jays, Myers, Dodgers : Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports points out that we should expect the unexpected once trade talk picks up this summer. For example, ...
6/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: BBD’s Yankees Top 50 prospects: 2012 pre-draft edition :
Bronx Baseball Daily has never published a top prospects list before, but now felt like a good time to start. 2012 has been ...
News -- May 2012
5/31 It's About the Money (Stupid): Austin Romine cleared to resume baseball activities :
It looks like Austin Romine could be back playing baseball sooner rather than later. He announced on Twitter that he has been ...
5/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankee Catching Conundrum : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) I know this is going to come as a complete shock, but the Yankees ...
5/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): A catching debate for the Yankees? :
We all loved Jorge Posada. One of the "Core Four" founding fathers with five rings upon his fingers was an icon in New York. ...
5/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Cervelli says at least 2 teams are interested in him :
The Yankees surprised everybody when they replaced backup catcher Francisco Cervelli with Chris Stewart on the final day of ...
5/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2012: A Freak Injury Odyssey : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) As they are in every other sport, injuries are a big part of baseball. ...
5/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: If Phillies become sellers, the Yankees should “buy” on Hamels :
Ruben Amaro had this to say to CSN Philadelphia after being swept by the New York Mets:
“July is so far ahead,” Amaro ...
5/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees claim lefty reliever Justin Thomas off waivers :
Because you can never have too many relievers, the Yankees claimed left handed reliever Justin Thomas off waivers from the ...
5/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Romine headed to a back specialist, Campos to get MRI :
Part of the reason the Yankees were willing to risk the Jesus Montero deal was because they had another strong catching prospect ...
5/2 NY Baseball Digest: Farnham in Spotlight Catching Andy Pettitte : Given the amount of catching prospects in the Yankees system – even with the trade of Jesus Montero to Seattle – Jeff Farnham ...
5/1 It's About the Money (Stupid): Minor Leagues Review: April : April has come and gone and we have already seen plenty of excitement, disappointment and drama for the 2012 major and minor league ...
News -- April 2012
4/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Cashman: I still make the Pineda trade 10 times out of 10 :
Once the initial shock of the Michael Pineda/Jesus Montero wore off most fans understood the inherent risk involved, but liked ...
4/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Russell Martin Conundrum :
Quick one: Who has more wins above replacement from 2006 to 2011, Matt Kemp or Russell Martin? Before you make a quick pick, ...
4/10 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY WE WANT CERVELLI BACK! : He warmed up with the pitcher near the wall of the first base line and immediately you could tell it just wasn’t the same. ...
4/7 Yankees Fans Unite: Francisco Cervelli: Behind the demotion : When the Yankees finished the final game of Spring Training vs. the Mets on Wednesday, it seemed that the Yankees had their roster ...
4/6 NY Baseball Digest: Molina Taking Double-A Demotion in Stride : TRENTON, N.J. – At age 30, the last place catcher Gustavo Molina figured he would be arranging his locker is in the clubhouse ...
4/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Thoughts on the Yankees roster as we wait for the 1st pitch :
At around 3:00 pm today, James Shields of the pesky Tampa Bay Rays will deliver the first pitch of the season to New York ...
4/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Romine could be on the DL for a couple of months :
With Russell Martin a year away from free agency and Jesus Montero recently traded, Austin Romine could potentially become ...
4/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Cervelli shocked at demotion to Triple-A :
Francisco Cervelli isn’t an especially good hitter, he isn’t even an especially good defender, but he does enough ...
4/5 NY Baseball Digest: Thoughts on Chris Stewart Deal : I reached out to a good friend in the Giants organization who had this to say about new Yankees backup catcher Chris Stewart: ...
4/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: The 5 Most Important Yankees For 2012 : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) A more appropriate title for this post might have been “The ...
4/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Brief musings on an odd trade : Yesterday, right after their game against the Mets, the Yankees traded minor league reliever George Kontos to the Giants for ...
4/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Pettitte, Cervelli, Kontos : Freddy Garcia started the final spring training game today, going an unimpressive 4.2 innings, giving up 4 hits, 3 runs (all 3 ...
4/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees trade Kontos for Stewart and send Cervelli to AAA :
In a flurry of moves this afternoon, the Yankees made a few that don’t make a whole lot of sense.
It appears that Austin ...
4/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees trade Kontos, will send Cervelli to AAA : Via Mark Feinsand, the Yankees will trade reliever George Kontos to the Giants for catcher Chris Stewart. Stewart, a career ...
4/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY DJ MITCHELL DESERVES TO BE WITH THE BIG BOYS : (In Photo: DJ Mitchell)With Freddy Garcia sliding into the rotation due to Michael Pineda’s shoulder injury, there’s an ...
4/3 Yankees Fans Unite: Prospects to Follow 2012 : When the minor league season starts this year our article every night, “Minor Night Cap” will of course show the wins ...
News -- March 2012
3/30 Fire Brand of the American League: Know Thy Enemy: New York Yankees : I’ll be honest. When we sent out the data call for standings predictions, I picked the Yankees to win the AL East. Honestly, ...
3/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Craig Tatum clears waivers, outrighted to Triple-A :
The Yankees have announced that the catcher that they claimed off of waivers the other day, Craig Tatum, has cleared waivers ...
3/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Gary Sanchez Poised for a Big Season :
BBD Prospect Nickname: “The Sanchize”
With Austin Romine suffering yet another setback in his recovery from ...
3/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Williams, Pineda, Pitching Depth : No game today, but we got your links. After Mason William’s debuted yesterday with a bloop single, we have a few nice pieces ...
3/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees injury news: Nunez is back and the rest :
Eduardo Nunez has been out for about two weeks after getting hit on the hand with a pitch, but he took BP and infield practice, ...
3/19 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/17/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Astros Brett Gardner, LF Curtis Granderson, CF Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Raul Ibanez, DH Andruw Jones, RF ...
3/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/17/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Astros Brett Gardner, LF Curtis Granderson, CF Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Raul Ibanez, DH Andruw Jones, RF ...
3/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: (Minor) Injuries Everywhere : In a development that gave Joe Girardi visions of the 2011 season, Derek Jeter was scratched from today’s lineup with an ...
3/15 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: New York Yankees : In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their ...
3/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees spring training injury roundup: 3/15 :
You’ve heard about Freddy Garcia taking a comebacker yesterday and his negative x-rays, but he is hardly the only Yankee ...
3/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Austin Romine update: Updating a previous report, New York Yankees C Austin Romine (back) is scheduled to take dry swings in the next day or two, and ...[+]
he's hoping to be playing in games in a week. He said he no longer feels anything in his back, but the Yankees want him to build up strength so it wont happen again.
3/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Austin Romine continues to progress: New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Sunday, March 11, that C Austin Romine (back) continues to make steady progress from ...[+]
his sore back, but the team is being extra cautious. 'If he's a backup here, he's not going to play every day,' Girardi said. 'And if he's in the minor leagues, he's going to play every day, so you can work him up to three and four days in a row down there. That's not a problem. I want to see him playing healthy before we leave; that's the important thing.'
3/11 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Phillies, Blanton, Lannan, Ramirez :
In this morning's column, Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe takes a look at some of the emerging storylines in the American ...
3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Austin Romine not yet cleared for drillsNew York Yankees C Austin Romine (back) has not been cleared to resume baseball drills....[+]
New York Yankees C Austin Romine (back) has not been cleared to resume baseball drills.
3/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Questions for the Yankees’ top prospects: Part 2 : Dante Bichette: Defense Around the time of the draft, Bichette was considered a bat-only prospect with plus raw power but a funky ...
3/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Poll: Prospect Most Likely To Breakout This Spring : At the moment, any vacancy on the 25 man roster appears to be open for a reliever. Regardless, a strong enough spring could force ...
3/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Martin: Molina set the bar with 5-year $75 million deal :
The Yankees and Russell Martin briefly discussed a contract extension for the catcher who is set to be a free agent a year ...
3/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Accelerating The Learning Curve With $189 Million : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) With Hal and Cash making the magic number of $189 million official ...
3/6 My Pinstripes: Yankees Take Grapefruit Opener : There are some basic rules in Spring Training:1. Stay healthy. This rule far exceeds any other.2. Get your batting eye ready; ...
3/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Delcarmen out 4-5 days with strained lat :
Barring any injuries, the Yankees 25 man roster is just about set. The only spot that is up for grabs is a final bullpen or ...
3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Austin Romine might get into Grapefruit League games: New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Wednesday, Feb. 29, that C Austin Romine (back) might get into some Grapefruit League ...[+]
games, but he didn't sound overly optimistic that Romine will play a lot this spring. 'He's been doing rehab work on it, and he'll continue to do it,' Girardi said. 'We're just making sure that area is very stable. We want that to come back very stable and strong before we put him back.'
News -- February 2012
2/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: Back injuries could cost a pair of Yankees roster spots :
They weren’t very likely to make the team out of spring training anyway, but a pair of Yankees, Russell Branyan and ...
2/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Austin Romine has setback: New York Yankees C Austin Romine (back) had a 'little bit of a setback' with back inflammation Wednesday, Feb. 29, and the team ...[+]
will give him time before putting him back on the field.
2/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Roundtable: Overrated prospects : While we all love our Baby Bombers, we try to temper our expectations or rein in our enthusiasm. This morning, we’re going ...
2/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: The rising price of catchers : In the last week we heard rumors that the Yankees were discussing a multi-year extension with Russell Martin, which would have ...
2/27 NY Baseball Digest: Was it Wise to Table the Martin Negotiations Until After the Season? : Our friends at NoMaas hit the nail on the head about how I feel about Russell Martin: Baseball Prospectus has published another ...
2/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: More prospect lists released : Prospect Week is nearly here, and the Internets have been kind enough to share some more assessments of the Yankee farm system ...
2/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY YANKEE NOTES MAKE THE WORLD GO 'ROUND : Spring is here, and here come the nuggets from camp that will quench your thirst until the first Spring Training game pitch is ...
2/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Russell Martin v. The Free Agent Market : The 2013 free agent market projects to be one of the richest in years. A team like the Yankees can find a plethora of young starting ...
2/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Catching the Future : Yesterday afternoon at around 3, Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York let loose a flurry of tweets , letting us know that the Yankees ...
2/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees and Martin dicussing 3-year deal :
Earlier this week, Yankees catcher Russell Martin revealed that the Yankees had approached him about a three-year extension ...
2/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Standardizing The Top Yankee Prospects : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) One of the best things about the end of offseason/beginning of Spring ...
2/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees discussed a 3-year extension with Russell Martin :
At the end of last season, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made it obvious that he is a fan of Russell Martin, calling ...
2/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Russell Martin’s surprising success : The Yankees picked up Russell Martin last year after the Dodgers failed to offer him a contract. Martin had put forward two consecutive ...
2/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Roundtable: Potential Roster Changes : Last time we had a TYA Roundtable, it was about the fifth starter and happened immediately after the trade that brought Michael ...
2/15 MLB Dirt: 2012 New York Yankees Top 16 Prospects : The New York Yankees seem to always be a team that is over-ranked by its own fans every year but the fans have been pretty dead ...
2/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: KLaw has 4 Yankees among top 100 prospects :
Yesterday we found out that ESPN’s prospect guru Keith Law ranked the Yankees farm system as the 10th best in the majors. ...
2/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY RUSSELL MARTIN WILL "GO BIG" IN 2012 : Most of the discussion surrounding the Yankees this off season has been about pitching, and rightfully so. Almost as soon ...
2/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: We Survived January : January is traditionally the slowest month of the baseball calendar, and this year was no exception. We still have to survive ...
News -- January 2012
1/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Revisiting Russell : Back in mid-December, I wrote a piece in which I crowd-sourced a possible Russell Martin contract extension. I think it’s ...
1/19 Through The Fence Baseball: So far, so good: A Phillies prospect retrospective : The trade is perhaps baseball’s most fascinating event. The individuals involved suddenly have their lives uprooted and relocated ...
1/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Searching For The Next Great Yankee Bat : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) While the Yankees’ shoddy track record of developing young ...
1/18 Yankees Fans Unite: Pineda allows Yanks to spend on offense in future : By now, the Michael Pineda-Jesus Montero trade has been dissected from every angle. But lost in the aftermath of Friday’s ...
1/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY TRADING MONTERO ALLOWS ROMINE TO SHINE : Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
1/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Read: Beyond the Box Score’s Top 12 Yankees Prospects :
Here is the latest post ranking the top Yankees prospects and the first one that doesn’t have Jesus Montero‘s ...
1/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Potential Impact Of The Montero-Pineda Trade On The Rest Of The Roster : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) The immediate impact of Friday night’s blockbuster moves by ...
1/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THERE'S A NEW CORE FOUR ON THE WAY : Last Saturday the Core Four, or in this case the Key Three, took another hit when Jorge Posada decided to call it quits. Read ...
1/14 Yanks Go Yard: My Thoughts on the Jesus Trade : Call me Deezus Montero...DEEZ NUUUUUUTZ! By now you have all probably heard about last night’s trade — the Yanks sent ...
1/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY YANKEE FANS WANTED GARZA...BEFORE THE SHOPPING SPREE : According to Bleeding Yankee Blue’s latest poll, ya’ll wanted to see Matt Garza in pinstripes, not free agent Edwin Jackson, ...
1/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: Pineda trade a hard but smart move for the Yankees :
The initial shock has worn off and I’m beginning to see the Yankees trade of Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to the Mariners ...
1/13 Fragile Freddy's: Yankees/Mariners Trade Montero/Pineda : The story is just coming in now but according to Larry Stone of the Seattle Times the Mariners have traded young RHP Michael ...
1/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Yanks improve rotation: Pineda, Kuroda head to Bronx : It’s unofficial, but it looks like the Yankees got some of the pitching they so desperately needed. New York has reportedly ...
1/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees trade Montero to Seattle for Pineda :
The Yankees have traded their top prospect, Jesus Montero, and one other player to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Pineda ...
1/13 The Captain's Blog: Yanks Resurrect Rotation, Trade Montero for Pineda : Pitching, Pitching, Pitching in deed! In the span of a couple of hours, the Yankees went from having a rotation full of question ...
1/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: TOP 5 YANKEE PROSPECTS OF 2012: #5 : Over the next several days we'll feature the top 5 Yankee prospects. Look for it at Bleeding Yankee Blue. It should be fun. ...
1/7 NY Baseball Digest: Most Intriguing Yankees Prospects in 2012 : In the past we have done a Top 50 Prospect list for the Mets and Yankees. With the explosion of online content, everyone seems ...
1/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Top 20 Prospects from John Sickels :
John Sickels of SB Nation actually does one of my favorite prospect rankings only because he grades the prospects on an A/B/C ...
1/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Baseball America on the Yankee farm : ‘Tis the season for prospect lists, and yesterday Baseball America posted their top 10 list of Yankee farmhands. Subscribers ...
1/2 Yankees Daily: John Sickels’ Top 20 Yankees Prospects of 2012 : John Sickels of SB Nation published his list of the top 20 Yankees prospects over the weekend. He has Jesus Montero as his number ...
1/2 The Captain's Blog: Trost and Levine Take to the Air, Toe the Party Line : Two of the most influential members of the Yankees’ front office took to the airwaves this morning to promote the upcoming Pinstripe ...
1/2 NY Baseball Digest: The Price for Matt Garza is Worth It : Although no clear favorite has emerged in acquiring Cubs RHP Matt Garza, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports the Yankees, ...
News -- December 2011
12/30 Yankees Daily: Bichette and Williams among special Yankee Prospects : **** Friends. What great news it is to hear that the Yankees have one of the best minor league organizations in baseball. They’re ...
12/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: Trost and Levine Take to the Air, Toe the Party Line : (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). Two of the most influential members of the Yankees’ front office ...
12/28 The Captain's Blog: Trost and Levine Take to the Air, Toe the Party Line : Two of the most influential members of the Yankees’ front office took to the airwaves this morning to promote the upcoming Pinstripe ...
12/24 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Top Prospect Countdown: #8 Austin Romine : Photo credit: Zimbio #8 – Austin Romine Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6’0” Weight: 220 D.O.B.: ...
12/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Baseball America ranks the top 10 Yankee prospects : Baseball America is scheduled to release their list of the top ten prospect in the Yankees' organization January 4th, but the ...
12/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Baseball America’s Top 10 Yankees Prospects Pre-2012 :
It’s still not due out for another week or two, but Baseball America’s list of the top 10 Yankees prospects was ...
12/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Trip to the farm: Overview of the Yankees’ top prospects : In its most recent heyday, the Yankees farm system produced the likes of Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and Mariano ...
12/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY KING FELIX SHOULD BE THE YANKEES BIG FISH : Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
12/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY YOU WANT GIO GONZALEZ IN A TRADE : So, yes, we went for it here at Bleeding Yankee Blue and while the poll wasn’t exactly fair, we had to ask WHICH PITCHER WOULD ...
12/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Mets have to be “Knocked Out” to deal Niese :
It’s becoming less and less likely that the Mets will trade left handed starter Jonathon Niese this offseason. At first ...
12/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees open to a Russell Martin contract extension :
The Yankees tendered a contract to Russell Martin yesterday keeping him in Pinstripes for at least one more year. However, ...
12/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offseason Swap Series: New York Yankees : By Matthew Van Wormer Today, we finish off the American League East in our Offseason Swap Series as I spoke with Mike ...
12/7 Yankees Daily: Rumor: Yankees are trying to trade A.J. Burnett : According to the NY Post, the Yankees have put A.J. Burnett on the trading block in Dallas where the winter meetings are being ...
12/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trade Rumor: White Sox want Ubaldo Package for Danks :
The White Sox GM Kenny Williams officially declared his team in rebuilding mode yesterday so it would appear that they will ...
News -- November 2011
11/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumors: A’s want a Haren-Type Package for Gonzalez :
When the Oakland Athletics traded Dan Haren after the 2007 season they landed a package of six-players that included Carlos ...
11/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumors: The Yankees Called About Matt Garza :
It seems like the Yankees are leaving no stone unturned in their search for starting pitching and have even called the Cubs ...
11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Sherman On Yankees’ Search For Pitching : A year ago, the Yankees showed their reluctance to bid on non-elite free agent pitchers with substantial asking prices. Unless ...
11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Looked into trade market for SP: The New York Yankees looked into acquiring Chicago Cubs SP Matt Garza and Chicago White Sox SP John Danks. The Cubs are highly ...[+]
unlikely to trade Garza. The White Sox are interested in Yankees C Austin Romine, but the Yankees don't want to overspend for a pitcher that will be a free agent after the 2012 season.
11/17 Yankees Daily: Yankees prepare for the Rule Five Draft : Tomorrow is the deadline for teams to set their 40-man roster for this year’s Rule 5 Draft. According to RiverAveBlues, The ...
11/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumors: Yankees Among Teams Interested in Jurrjens :
The Braves are expected to dangle starter Jair Jurrjens in trade talks this winter and Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reported ...
11/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trade Target: Wandy Rodriguez :
With a less than stellar free agent market and several gaping holes in the rotation, it appears likely that the Yankees will ...
11/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: Cashman Notes Commentary : Last night, MLBTR posted some stuff courtesy of Maric Carig. I’ll offer my commentary: The Yankees were aware that Jonathan ...
11/9 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Notes: Sanchez, Catchers, Pitching, Posada : Yankees GM Brian Cashman spoke to reporters while at a charity function earlier today, and Marc Carig of The Star Ledger provided ...
11/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankees in terms of trade value, from worst to first : In Friday’s post I hypothesized that the Yankees will land neither C.J. Wilson nor Yu Darvish this offseason. The Yankees ...
11/4 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Have Goods to Land Lincecum, Do Giants Have the Desire? : Dave Cameron of Fangraphs discussed how he believes the Giants may be wise to move Tim Lincecum since he projects to make ...
11/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Too Many Catchers, So Little Space : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) Now that Cano and Swish have had their options exercised, CC has ...
11/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees May Sign Martin to Multi-Year Deal :
Via Dan Martin and George King of the NY Post:
The 28-year-old [Russell Martin] is arbitration-eligible and stands to get ...
News -- October 2011
10/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees Willing to Trade Francisco Cervelli :
Via Joel Sherman of the NY Post:
The Pirates have prioritized finding a catcher this offseason, which could make them a ...
10/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: New York Yankees : The Yankees' offseason is all about their search for starting pitching, though they'll look to add bench help and a second left-handed ...
10/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WOULD YOU TRADE FOR GIO GONZALEZ? : I know, I know, Joel Sherman has already put his piece out there suggesting it's going to be a quiet winter in Yankeeland. Read ...
10/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES NEED RUSSELL MARTIN BACK : I remember the first words I said after I found out Russell Martin signed a contract to be the Yankee starting catcher:”What? ...
10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Catchers :
The Rays, Angels, Pirates, and Twins may seek help at catcher this winter, and none of the available players will be expensive ...
10/15 Yankees Daily: Where the 2011 Yankees Roster stands in 2012 – Catcher : Catcher Russell Martin hit .237 with 18 home runs and 65 RBI in 125 games in New York this season. He is under club control for ...
10/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE 2012 YANKEES WILL LOOK DIFFERENT: PART 2 : Let's take a look at the Yankee catchers... who will stay and who will go?Francisco Cervelli: .266, 4 HR, 22 RBI in 43 games. ...
10/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY REAL MEN CRY : Jorge Posada has been a great New York Yankee and that means something... he's never let down the true fan base and while this ...
10/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY MONTERO TRADE TALK IS RIDICULOUS : (Photo: Getty)The Yankees season is over and already it's starting. John Harper has a piece out titled Yankees may part with ...
10/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DANTE BICHETTE JR. : We here at Bleeding Yankee Blue have tried to give you things that the other blogs don't. One of the big things that make ...
News -- September 2011
9/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Announce 2011 ALDS Roster :
Yankees manager Joe Girardi announced the 2011 American League Division roster today. No real surprises, the biggest names ...
9/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Who fared better in September, the Tigers or the Yankees? : Earlier this season, I ran a post explaining that the playoff teams that go the farthest in October are the ones that do the best ...
9/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: Jorge Posada Will Be Yankees DH In ALDS :
The Tigers don’t have any lefty starters in their rotation so lefty killer Jesus Montero doesn’t look to be getting ...
9/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY VETERANS & YOUTH A GOOD MIX FOR BRONX BACKSTOP : (Photo: Getty)It won’t be an easy decision for Joe Girardi, but with Francisco Cervelli season to be over, read HERE, the Yankees ...
9/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: JORGE POSADA: WHY IT AIN'T OVER YET : Poe has not had the best season, with age comes decline. But I have never given up on my Yankee hero. I hear it all the time ...
9/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Pictures of the Yankees Rookie Hazing :
It’s a tradition that at the end of each year team’s dress their rookies up in some silly get-up. There is usually ...
9/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Projected vs. Actual: Infielder edition : The season is essentially over and there won’t be many changes to the stats of these hitters over the next two games (if ...
9/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/26 :
After falling in game one of the day/night doubleheader with the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox had ...
9/26 B-R Blog: Recapping Sunday 9/25/11: SOX WIN!!! (a game … at last) : -- Red Sox 7, Yankees 4 (2nd game): The ominous words from Michael Kay -- "Scott Proctor has not pitched well for the Yankees" ...
9/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THIS YANKEES LOSS STINGS : Leave it to the Yankees and Red Sox to go extra innings in the last game of the year between the 2 clubs. No one ever said it ...
9/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY JESUS MAKES THE YANKEES BETTER : (Photo: Getty)Ian Begley of ESPN has a nugget about how Joe Girardi stated that Russell Martin would be the main catcher, catching ...
9/25 Seedlings to Stars: Harvesting Opinion: New York Yankees–Catchers and the Killer B’s : Harvesting Opinion is a regular feature on Seedlings to Stars. Each week, a handful of FanSided’s MLB sites send S2S a question ...
9/25 My Pinstripes: The Captain and The Kid Rock The Sox : With their off-season signings, their returning players, and all the hype that surrounded the Boston Red Sox during spring training, ...
9/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Girardi: Russell Martin Doesn’t Need a Backup :
Once the playoffs start Russell Martin doesn’t need a backup catcher, at least that’s what his manager Joe Girardi ...
9/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Romine and Montero Get Their Chance with Cervelli Out :
Yankees backup catcher Francisco Cervelli‘s may not play this season or in the playoffs and if that’s the case ...
9/23 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Postseason Roster, Citi Field Dimensions, Bad Sign for Warthen, Francona’s Last Stand : Ken Davidoff broke down the Yankees postseason roster at Newsday and he believes it could come down to Joe Girardi keeping ...
9/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY BYB YANKEE NEWS IS GOOD FOR YOU : A few notes about some of the Yankees that are such brief updates, I wanted to just let you know about them and didn’t want ...
9/21 B-R Blog: Rays fall again in the day game (Wednesday, 9/21/11) : Yankees 4, Rays 2: We knew it wouldn't be easy for Tampa to catch Boston while playing 7 of their last 10 games against the Yankees. ...
9/21 Baseball Musings: The Longoria DP : For the second time on this road trip, Evan Longoria just made a diving stop of a line drive that ended up doubling the runner ...
9/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT AT YANKEE CATCHER : (Photo: Getty)The Yankees have many questions in numerous positions including starting pitcher, shortstop, 3rd basemen, and ...
9/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Looking back on all the things I was wrong about : As a blogger, I have to spill a lot of internet ink almost every day. Most of the time I write, I’m writing in retrospect; ...
9/18 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 9/11/11 - 9/17/11 :
We're just weeks away from the postseason, but there's still hot stove news flying around left and right, so let's look back ...
9/17 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Blue Jays game 150 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Nick ...
9/16 MLBTradeRumors: Martin Expresses Interest In Staying With Yankees : A month ago, Ben Nicholson-Smith identified Russell Martin as a non-tendered player who was contributing with a new team. If ...
9/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY BYB YANKEE NOTES ARE AWESOME : Lots of Yankee name dropping and lots of information coming out of Yankeeland, take a look:Mariano Rivera: The New York Times ...
9/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY CASHMAN'S PATIENCE WILL PROVE VICTORIOUS : You can sit there and tell me that the Yankees are inching closer to the playoffs and it has nothing to do with Brian Cashman, ...
9/13 NY Baseball Digest: Romine Could Play Role on Playoff Roster : Austin Romine collected his first big league hit last night, but he may play an even more important role come October as the Yankees ...
9/13 My Pinstripes: Yankees Overthrow The King : The Seattle Mariners have a promotion this season for the fans of star pitcher "King" Felix Hernandez. Those who join the King's ...
9/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES DE-THRONED KING FELIX : The Yankees needed this win, no doubt. They lost 2 of 3 in Anaheim to the Angels and they wanted to get off on the right foot ...
9/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Jorge Posada, backup catcher? :
Francisco Cervelli is going to be out of commission for awhile thanks to concussion symptoms, and may well not be able to ...
9/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Austin Romine Makes Major League Debut :
Sorry for the lack of updates over the past two days, but we are back in the swing of things today. Perhaps the biggest news ...
9/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Offense Comes Alive Vs King Felix :
The Yankees got two unlikely things in last night’s victory over the Mariners, a good start from Phil Hughes and the ...
9/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees beat King Felix for first time since 2008 : Um, wow. So that happened. On the list of baseball things I never thought I’d see happen, the Yankees finally beating Felix ...
9/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY SAVE 602 SHOULD BE RIVERA TO POSADA : Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
9/12 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Mariners game 146 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira DH Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher 1B Eric Chavez ...
9/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Game 146 | Yankees vs. Mariners | Monday, September 12, 2011 : The Yankees do battle with the owner and sole proprietor of Yankee Global Enterprises, Felix Hernandez, kicking things off at ...
9/12 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: September 12, 2001 : Chris Parmelee $19. Other bids: $6, $1.The bid is too high and Parmelee isn't that good. But this is the time of year when ...