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One of Yankees' Michael King replacements leaves rough first impression
The Yankees’ worst fears were confirmed Saturday, when they placed Michael King on the 60-day injured list with a fractured right elbow.
Yankees add bullpen depth by bringing back reliever on minor-league deal
The Yankees added some bullpen depth in the minors, signing right-hander Shane Greene to a minor league deal on Thursday and sending him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Bad injury news continues to mount for Yankees
The Yankees may have another IL decision on their hands, just days after putting both Giancarlo Stanton and Jonathan Loaisiga on the shelf.
Here's why the MLB trade deadline was a dud
This trade deadline was Knicks’ free agency — a lot of noise, tons of anticipation and a payoff of Julius Randle and Bobby Portis. Yeah, Zack Greinke was traded, but...
Yankees could bring back familiar face to boost bullpen
MINNEAPOLIS — The Tigers and Blue Jays are attached to the Yankees’ minor league system with a week to go before the trade deadline. While the asking price for Tigers...
Yankees' trade options to bolster a bullpen they'll need stacked
Pop quiz, hot shots: Name the last team to win the World Series while posting an inferior starting pitchers’ ERA to the losing team. That would be the 2014 Giants,...
Chris Archer market picks up, but Rays have other ideas
One high-end starter, first name Chris, came off the market on Tuesday, and calls picked up on the other. The Red Sox traded four prospects to the White Sox for...
Why isn't Jacob deGrom being treated like Matt Harvey?
In parts of two seasons — from rookie phenom in 2012 until the dreadful revelation that Tommy John surgery was needed in 2013 — Matt Harvey stirred comparisons to Tom...
The lone offseason move that the Yankees nailed
When analyzing the Yankees’ offseason moves, talent evaluators have different opinions on all of the deals but one. Unanimously they said signing Andrew Miller at the expense of losing David...
Hondo roaring for Tigers
Brew-hoo! Hondo was left crying in his beer Tuesday night because Milwaukee lived up to everyone’s expectations except his, which expanded the accounts payable to 145 oylers. Wednesday: Mr. Aitch...
Shane Greene motivated by Yankees 'dumping' him
Shane Greene took the Yankees trading him away personally. The right-hander was dealt to the Tigers as part of a three-team deal that netted the Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius from...
The troubling signs Tigers have fleeced Yankees again
The replacement for Derek Jeter is playing horribly and the main guy traded for Didi Gregorius is performing like a Cy Young candidate, thus the Yankees’ most important move of...
Pitcher Yankees gave up for Didi is dominating in Detroit
The Tigers are the very early winners in this trade. Shane Greene has wowed in his first two starts with Detroit since coming over from the Yankees in a three-team...
Winter Meetings frenzy: Breaking down the Tigers
SAN DIEGO – Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski traded a starter, acquired a starter and yet made the biggest news by naming the starter he would not be pursuing. Dombrowski...
Gregorius not the dream add -- but he's better than 2014 Jeter
Even with his late-career slide, Derek Jeter finished with an .817 career OPS. You know how many of the 22 shortstops who qualified for the batting title in 2014 exceeded...
Jeter heir? Yankees acquire shortstop Didi Gregorius
Before Derek Jeter informed the Yankees in February that 2014 was going to be it, the club had been scouring the baseball landscape for his successor. Scouting reports flowed into...
Yankees officially eliminated from playoffs with loss to Orioles
At 4:40 p.m. Wednesday the meaningful part of Derek Jeter’s final season died a quiet death at Yankee Stadium. Thursday night, weather permitting, the living wake will be held when...
In a lost season, this Yankee has been an unlikely success story
BALTIMORE — In a lost season, the Yankees have found a pitcher to keep in Shane Greene. Greene was the winner in the Yankees’ 3-2 victory over the Orioles Saturday...
Yankees fend off Orioles to help faint playoff hopes
BALTIMORE — David Robertson felt it immediately after the phone in the Yankees’ bullpen rang late Saturday afternoon. ��I was a little sore warming up,’’ Robertson said. “The shoulder, side...
Red Sox deliver big blow to Yankees' fading playoff hopes
The Yankees’ problems run much deeper than where their aging shortstop is hitting in the lineup. That was proven again on Tuesday, as the Red Sox piled another scoop of...