Rumors for New York Yankees
Yankees hire Jim Hendry as a special assignment scout
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The New York Yankees have hired former Cubs General Manager, Jim Hendry, as a special assignment scout under General Manager Brian Cashman reports Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com.
Cashman believes Hendry will be an “invaluabe resource” (via Levine). “He can scout amateur players; he scouts pro players for us,” he said. “He’s as connected in the game as you can possibly be. Everybody loves this man.”
According to a source close to Levine, the 56 year old Hendry agreed to a multiyear deal with the Yankees. And another source close to Levine said Hendry’s duties will include “looking at minor league players, major league players and spending time with the major league team.”
The Cubs fired Hendry in August 2011. During Hendry’s tenure as a General Manager, the Cubs were 749-748, one game above .500 and won three division titles(2003, ‘07, ‘08).
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Yankees sign Manny Delcarmen to a Minor League deal
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According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the New York Yankees have signed right handed reliever Manny Delcarmen to a Minor League deal.
The 29 year old last pitched in the Majors in 2010 with the Rockies and Red Sox. That year he went 3-4 with a 4.99 ERA in 52.1 innings. He also posted a 1.4 HR/9, 5.5 BB/9 and 6.5 SO/9 that season.
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Gerardo Concepcion is close to signing with MLB team
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Left-handed pitcher and Cuban native, Gerardo Conception, is close to signing with a Major League team, Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeports.com reports. It was reported earlier this week by Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com that the 18-year–old free agent worked out in front of the Texas Rangers.
The New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Miami Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals have also shown interest.
“Everything is great. I really don’t know how to describe it,” Concepcion, 18, said by phone from the Dominican Republic. “All the training and exercise I have done is paying off. I’ve worked so hard to get here. I’m so happy. It’s like a dream come true.”
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Rangers and others interested in Gerardo Concepcion
Posted by: | CommentsLeft-handed Cuban pitcher Gerardo Conception worked out in front of the Texas Rangers today, and according to Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com, the team is among the favorites to sign him. The New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Miami Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals have also show interest in the 18-year-old.
“Everything is great. I really don’t know how to describe it,” Concepcion, 18, said by phone from the Dominican Republic. “All the training and exercise I have done is paying off. I’ve worked so hard to get here. I’m so happy. It’s like a dream come true.”
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Tigers Interested in Johnny Damon
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According to a tweet by Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, The Detroit Tigers are showing interest in free agent outfielder, Johnny Damon. Damon would provide a veteran left handed bat to fill in for Victor Martinez this season. Martinez is likely out for the season with an ACL tear leaving a massive hole behind Miguel Cabrera in the Tigers lineup. Some other potential candidates for the Tigers include Derrek Lee, Bobby Abreu,Raul Ibanez, Kosuke Fukudome and Hideki Matsui.
Damon, 38, is a career .286/.353/.435 hitter with 231 career home runs and 2,723 career hits. In his 17 year career thus far, he has played for the Royals, Athletics, Red Sox, Yankees, Tigers, and Rays.
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Red Sox would have to move payroll to sign Oswalt
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The Boston Red Sox would have to make a few roster moves if they want to sign Roy Oswalt, Rob Bradford of WEEI reports. According to sources close to Bradford, Oswalt’s asking price is believed to be below $10 million that Hiroki Kuroda was given by the New York Yankees, and should the Red Sox move forward with the deal, the team would have to move some payroll in order to accommodate the pitcher.
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Bartolo Colon agrees to deal with unknown team
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Yesterday we heard that the Oakland Athletics were in negotiations with free agent pitcher Bartolo Colon. We also heard that the Arizona Diamondbacks had also expressed interest in Colon as well as the Yankees.
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Colon has agreed to a deal with an unknown team. Colon is not announcing the team that he signed with yet until after the physical.
According to John Heyman of CBSSports.com, the team that has an agreement in place with Colon is not the Diamondbacks or the Yankees. This leaves the A’s as the only other team, besides the “mystery team” that we know Colon has had discussions with.
The 2005 AL Cy Young posted a 4.00 era with the Yankees last season.
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Yankees sign Hiroki Kuroda
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The New York Yankees have signed Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year deal worth between $10mm, Jack Curry of the YES Network reports.
Kuroda who has only pitched for the Dodgers besides in Japan, has a career era of 3.45 (4 seasons) and posted a 3.07 era in 2011 enroute to a 13-16 record.
The Yankees who decided to wait until Friday the 13th to make any big moves, earlier traded for Michael Pineda.
On January 10th, Mike Petriello of Mike Scioscia’s Tragic Illness, noted that Kenji Nimura, who joined the Dodgers in 2008 to translate for Kuroda, had signed with the Yankees.The deal that brought Nimura may have helped sway Kuroda to the east coast.
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Yankees acquire Michael Pineda from Mariners for Jesus Montero
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The New York Yankees have acquired Michael Pineda and Jose Campos from the Seattle Mariners for Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi Jon Heyman of CBSSports reports.
Pineda who in his rookie season went 9-10 with a 3.74 era and averaging just over a strikeout per inning. He will now slot in behind CC Sabathia and in front of Ivan Nova in the Bronx Bombers rotation.
Campos, 21, posted a 2.32 era at single-A this year and possess an “electric” fastball.
Montero, saw limited action after being called up in September, but didn’t waste the opportunity to display his talent and power. In 61 at-bats, he hit .328 with 4 home runs and 12 RBI’s. He will most likely take over the full time DH role.
Noesi, who only has 56 big-league innings under his belt, was considered by many at one time as one of the Yankees top prospects (#7 in 2011 per BA). Last year at Triple-A, he posted a 3.28 era while averaging just over 7 strikeouts a game.
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