Posted by: Patrick
Mark Hale of the New York Post spoke briefly with Mariano Rivera on his rehab progress.
"It feels good," he said. "Everything feels great, and just going through the rehabbing... Three weeks of rehabbing already and every day it's feeling better."
Posted by: Patrick
Brian Cashman has confirmed the coaching changes that were reported on Tuesday. However, he denied that the hiring of Mick Kelleher had to do with Robinson Cano.
"I’m not looking for a coach that’s a motivator of Robby," he told Ken Davidoff. "Robby is a self-motivated guy. ... His batting came around in the end. I just think you’ll see Robby back to his old self. The job description has nothing to do with, 'I need a coach to fix Robby Cano.' I think Robby is fixed already. How he finished demonstrates that."
"I’m not looking for a coach that’s a motivator of Robby," he told Ken Davidoff. "Robby is a self-motivated guy. ... His batting came around in the end. I just think you’ll see Robby back to his old self. The job description has nothing to do with, 'I need a coach to fix Robby Cano.' I think Robby is fixed already. How he finished demonstrates that."
11/06: Gold Glove for Moose
Posted by: Patrick
Mike Mussina was awarded the 2008 AL Gold Glove for the pitcher position. It's his seventh. The winners were announced today and Mussina was the only Yankee named.
Posted by: Patrick
Just when you thought Mike Cameron was off the market, Joel Sherman and George King report:
Couldn't you just see the Brewers walking the streets, calling out to random passerby, "Hey, you, do you know why Melky Cabrera struggled last year?"
"Quick, call your mother. We're running out of options!"
Brewers officials have been asking around about Melky Cabrera, trying to determine why he struggled in 2008. The Yankees are willing to deal Cabrera and pitching to land Cameron. ...
Cabrera, Betemit and a pitcher is probably a package - combined with the savings Milwaukee would receive from moving Cameron's contract - that the Yanks would be willing to move for Cameron.
Cabrera, Betemit and a pitcher is probably a package - combined with the savings Milwaukee would receive from moving Cameron's contract - that the Yanks would be willing to move for Cameron.
Couldn't you just see the Brewers walking the streets, calling out to random passerby, "Hey, you, do you know why Melky Cabrera struggled last year?"
"Quick, call your mother. We're running out of options!"
Posted by: Patrick
Ken Davidoff reports on "rumblings" that Andy Pettitte is seeking a two year deal from the Yankees. Davidoff says that the team is looking for Pettitte to take a 1 year deal to the tune of $10 million dollars.
The Astros could become a player, according to Davidoff, if Pettitte files for free agency and he and the Yankees are still unable to come to terms.
The Astros could become a player, according to Davidoff, if Pettitte files for free agency and he and the Yankees are still unable to come to terms.
Posted by: Patrick
Mark Feinsand reports:
Ken Davidoff says that it's not happening.
Via Dave and Aziz.
Jake Peavy might not have the Yankees at the top of his list, but as the Padres run into more roadblocks with teams Peavy would approve, the Bombers' chances of acquiring the talented righthander keep getting better. According to a source, San Diego wants at least two pitchers and an outfielder in exchange for Peavy, the 2007 NL Cy Young winner. The Yankees don't have the prospects to match what the Braves could offer, but as of Wednesday, Atlanta remained hesitant to give up its top minor-leaguers for the 27-year-old Peavy.
The Yankees could put together a package built around Phil Hughes and Austin Jackson, according to a source, although they would likely have to include two or three more players, one of which could be Ian Kennedy. The Padres, according to the source, have no interest in Robinson Cano. ...
The Yankees could put together a package built around Phil Hughes and Austin Jackson, according to a source, although they would likely have to include two or three more players, one of which could be Ian Kennedy. The Padres, according to the source, have no interest in Robinson Cano. ...
Ken Davidoff says that it's not happening.
Via Dave and Aziz.
Posted by: Seamus
Total shocker. Ok, not really. Anyway, Ken Davidoff over at Newsday is reporting that the Yankees have indeed met with CC Sabathia's agent, Greg Grenske, during at the GM meetings in California.
Teams can begin making formal offers November 14. I doubt the Yankees will waste much time, and I fully expect them to offer him upwards of $25M/year and a chunk of the moon.
Greg Genske, who heads the LS Legacy Sports Group, told Newsday yesterday that the Yankees were one of many teams with which he and his fellow agents, Scott Parker and Brian Peters, met. It was a "preliminary" get-together, Genske said, standard for this early in the offseason.
"He's open-minded," Peters said of Sabathia. "The Yankees are definitely one of the teams he'd consider."
"He's open-minded," Peters said of Sabathia. "The Yankees are definitely one of the teams he'd consider."
Teams can begin making formal offers November 14. I doubt the Yankees will waste much time, and I fully expect them to offer him upwards of $25M/year and a chunk of the moon.
Posted by: Patrick
Brian Cashman told Peter Abraham that the club was not yet ready to announce a decision on Damaso Marte's option as there are ongoing discussions between the two sides. Abraham feels that this suggests that they are trying to sign him to an extension.
Posted by: Patrick
Joel Sherman reports that it is "almost certain" that the Yankees will move first base coach Tony Pena to bench coach and have current bench coach Rob Thomson coach third base.
The vacancy at first base would then be filled by minor league defense coordinator Mick Kelleher, who has worked with Robinson Cano in the minors.
The vacancy at first base would then be filled by minor league defense coordinator Mick Kelleher, who has worked with Robinson Cano in the minors.
Posted by: Patrick
Jim Molony of MLB.com reports that Andy Pettitte told Houston television station KRIV that he wants to return. As he previously indicated that it was Yankees or no one, it's only a matter of time before the team comes to terms with him.
