The New York Yankees have a lot of catching depth with Russell Martin, who won’t be a free agent until after the 2012 season, Austin Romine, Jesus Montero and Francisco Cervelli. And the Pittsburgh Pirates are, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, are actively looking for a catcher.
Sherman says that the Yankees [...]
10/25/11
Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major leagues:
– Tigers infielder Carlos Guillen could miss at least part of the playoffs with a strained calf according to Eric Lacy of the Detroit News. “It’s very unlikely we’ll have Carlos for the first round,” manager Jim Leyland said. “That’s not to say he couldn’t [...]
09/27/11
Yankees starting catcher, Russell Martin, is arbitration eligible after the season and according to George A. King III of the New York Post, the 28-year old has expressed an interest to remain in New York.
“Right now I want to finish this year and be on the way to where I want to be,” Martin [...]
09/17/11
Yankees backup catcher Francisco Cervelli played today against the Rangers so Russell Martin could get a day off. Cervelli started the season on the Disabled List and today was just his third game of the season.
Prior to today’s game, the Venezuela native had only one home run in 370 AB’s throughout four Major League seasons. [...]
05/09/11
The New York Yankee’s former catcher and now designated hitter, Jorge Posada, knows that his bat has to do the talking if wants to stay in a Yankee uniform for the rest of the year. The team has already replaced him behind the plate with Russell Martin and he could be on his way out [...]
04/06/11
The New York Yankees have had a busy Spring Training setting up the back-end of their rotation and deciding the catching situation. Just a few days away from Opening Day, the team has finally set their rotation and they have a clearer picture about their catching situation. Here are the latest Yankees rumors for Saturday:
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03/26/11
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Jose Molina said that his older brother, Bengie Molina, still wants to play. However, Bengie will only sign a contract that shows sufficient respects, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports reports.
On Saturday, New York Yankees manager, Joe Girardi, asked Jose if Bengie was retired, but Rosenthal speculates that it was more out of [...]
03/19/11
Here are a few notes from around Spring Training compliments of Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports as we get set for a full day of games that don’t count!
Oakland is looking for an inexpensive utility infielder that they can use to fill the hole created by Adam Rosales‘ December surgery on his right foot. The [...]
03/13/11
10. Orioles- The Orioles hit many speed bumps this off-season as they were turned down by many free agents but in the end, were able to together a decent offseason. They traded for J.J. Hardy and also traded for Mark Reynolds. The Orioles didn’t stop their as they also signed Derek Lee who [...]
02/13/11
The New York Yankees have officially signed Russell Martin, according to a Buster Olney of ESPN. The deal includes a $4 million base salary. A source close to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times says the deal could be worth as much as $5.7 million ($4.2 million base plus $1.1 million in incentives based [...]
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