River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
2009 Season Record: 103-59 (915 RS, 753 RA), won AL East by 8 games, finished with the best record in MLB by 6 games, won 27th World Series Top stories from last week: The biggest news during a slow week in Yankeeland involved seven prospects being added to the 40-man roster, including Austin Jackson. Shelley Duncan was [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Fan Confidence Poll:...
Zell's Pinstripe Blog (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Over the weekend, Nick Cafardo over at boston.com mused that the Yankees are would likely get into the Halladay hunt if they started off any package with Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes. With a package like that, I highly doubt that the Yankees would throw in Austin Jackson, as they view him as their center [...]
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Nick Cafardo : John Lackey could be a key figure in both teams’ plans. If the Sox acquire him, it would allow them to package Clay Buchholz in a deal for Adrian Gonzalez or Miguel Cabrera, if he becomes available. Buchholz is the chip most teams want in a megadeal. Then the Sox would try to acquire another decent starter or a rehab guy like Ben Sheets as protection. “The Red Sox could...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | yesterday
There is a really good interview with Brian Butterfield on Baseball Prospectus . I would have liked a question about Edwin Encarnacion fielding, what he has to work on and if Butterfield thinks he can become a good fielding 3B, but it's a really nice talk. I'll copy in a couple of the questions but go read the full thing. DL: Do you ever look at defensive metrics to see if they match what your eyes...
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
There’s already been some discussion in the comments about Nick Cafardo’s last article, specifically about this paragraph: The Yankees could easily get into the Roy Halladay hunt if they’re willing to part with Phil Hughes or Joba Chamberlain, which they apparently are. The one player they’d love to hold on to is Austin Jackson, their future center [...] Click on the headline...
The Yankees: Minors to Majors (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The Yankees finalized the players that they would protect from the Rule V draft in December by adding 7 minor leaguers to the roster, as well as outrighting 1 player. From Anthony DiComo of MLB.com : Among the Minor Leaguers the Yankees did protect was outfielder Austin Jackson, widely considered the top prospect in the organization and the heir apparent to Melky Cabrera in center field. The Yankees...
The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
In a move that surprised me a bit, the Yankees added the following players to the 40-man roster today: Pitchers: Hector Noesi, Ivan Nova, Romulo Sanchez Hitters: Reegie Corona, Eduardo Nunez, Kevin Russo, Austin Jackson. There is a bit of surprise here. I expected Hector Noesi to be far enough down in the minor leagues [...]
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
RHP Hector Noesi RHP Ivan Nova RHP Romulo Sanchez INF Reegie Corona INF Eduardo Nunez INF Kevin Russo OF Austin Jackson Added to the 40 man to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. They chose not to protect Texeira, Horne or Whelan. They must figure that none of those 3 could stick for a full season with another team because of injury or ineffectiveness. h/t LoHud
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
With the Rule 5 draft coming up next month the Yanks made several adjustments to their 40-man roster today , here are those changes: Pitchers Hecton Noesi Ivan Nova and Romulo Sanchez, infielders Reegie Corona, Eduardo Nunez and Kevin Russo, and outfielder Austin Jackson have been added to 40-man. Shelley Duncan has be outrighted to triple-A. The Yankees updated 40-man roster now has 39 spots filled,...
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
You might have noticed a lot of teams in baseball making signficiant roster changes today and yesterday. The Rays have added Desmond Jennings and Jeremy Hellickson to the 40-man. The Orioles have added Brandon Erbe and five others. The Cardinals have added a whopping eight players. The Yankees have added none. I checked with Austin Jackson this afternoon just to [...] Click on the headline for the...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
More photos » by Fred Thornhill - AP Roy Halladay Browse more photos » Trade prospects, and maybe Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes to Toronto for Roy Halladay ? Hang on to the youngsters, like Jesus Montero and Austin Jackson , and watch the Red Sox get the best pitcher available who is not already in a New York Yankee uniform? That is the question confronting Yankee General Manager Brian...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
If you are one of those dedicated fans that want to know the inside scoop on the Yankees minor league prospects, check out this interview with former MLB scout Frankie Piliere. Joba Chamberlain and big-name prospects like Austin Jackson, Pat Venditte, Alan Horne, Mike Dunn, Wilkins de la Rosa, Jesus Montero are discussed. Added by: lensyanks Viewed: 2 time(s) Tags/Keywords: austin jackson joba chamberlain...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
From Jon Heyman : The Yankees recently called the Blue Jays to express interest in superstar pitcher Roy Halladay. And while the Yankees made the very same call last summer with no hope of acquiring Halladay, this time they have a real reason to believe they may actually have a legitimate chance to make a blockbuster trade. ... Back in July, Toronto was also asking for both Joba Chamberlain and Phil...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, “The Yankees recently called the Blue Jays to express interest in superstar pitcher Roy Halladay.” …like i said earlier in the week, from what i can gather, the Yankees have told the Jays they will include Phil Hughes in a deal for halladay, as well as one of Austin Jackson [...]
lenNY's Yankees - A Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
If you are one of those dedicated fans that want to know the inside scoop on the Yankees minor league prospects, check out this interview with former MLB scout Frankie Piliere. Joba Chamberlain and big-name prospects like Austin Jackson , Pat Venditte , Alan Horne, Mike Dunn , Wilkins de la Rosa, Jesus Montero are discussed.
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