The Yankees are looking to add some outfield depth, and Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated says that they might consider Andruw Jones or Johnny Damon.
Last week we learned that the Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees were interested in Damon. Although, Buster Olney of ESPN.com believes that Damon is not a good [...]
01/03/11
In early November the Yankees said that they weren’t going to make a hard charge for outfielder free agent Carl Crawford. The speedy left handed hitter is expected to fetch an annual salary around $17 million per season.
Brett Gardner’s breakout year, Nick Swisher’s solid season and the late-season emergence of Curtis Granderson have the Yankees [...]
12/03/10
After failing to make it to the World Series, the Yankees are ready to step into the off season with their mind on prize free agent Cliff Lee. The Yankees are in need of another ace to pair with C.C. Sabathia atop the rotation, and Lee appears to be the best choice.
It has been rumored [...]
11/04/10
The Yankees will probably knock on Carl Crawford’s door as soon as the season ends to offer him a chance of wearing pinstripes for the 2011 season. If that happens, Yankees current left fielder Brett Gardner might end up without an everyday role.
If the Yankees end up signing Crawford, Gardner could become available for the [...]
10/29/10
Check out this video of New York Yankees Brett Gardner breaking the TBS camera lense when the bat broke during Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.
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According to MLB Network host Greg Amsinger (via Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Kaduk), a camera like the [...]
10/20/10
According to the New York Post, New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner was making an appearance at Duane Reade, a pharmacy, in New York City. An elderly woman came up to him and gave him a batch of homemade cookies in exchange for two autographed baseball for her grandkids.
“She said, ‘I am a huge fan, [...]
06/18/10
Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says that the Yankees may be looking for additional outfield help since incumbent outfielders Randy Winn and Marcus Thames are performing poory this Spring. Winn, 35, had a batting/on-base/slugging line of .224/.255/.265. Thames, 33, was even worse, hitting .135/.182/.269.
The team currently has Brett Gardner in left, Curtis Granderson in center and [...]
04/04/10
Here are your T.G.I.F. PRO Rumors
Brandon Webb received a cortisone injection in his right shoulder on Wednesday and will rest a few days before resuming baseball activities. His return date is probably no earlier than the beginning of May at best. (Steve Gilbert, MLB.com)
To no one’s surprise, Curtis Granderson of the Yankees will be the [...]
04/02/10
Here are a few links to follow for Monday:
Phil Rogers of The Chicago Tribune has a few insights on team decisions: the Mets are going to watch first baseman Ike Davis closely this spring, the Angels are not sure who will replace Chone Figgins as the leadoff man and Brett Gardner will get the first [...]
02/16/10
Here’s a running list of links to check out. I’ll update this page throughout the day:
According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Yankees are toying with putting Curtis Granderson in left field and using Brett Gardner in center field.
Sherman says, after David Cone left the YES Network, ESPN made an unsuccessful run [...]
01/28/10