Sunday's Bits: Joba's Start, Humberto's Recovery and Billy Traber's Hopes

Hey everyone. Hope you all had a fun and eventful weekend. I’ve got a couple of Yankee Bits to wrap up the day. First up, Joba Chamberlain will start Friday, in the exhibition opener, against the University of South Florida. Joba and Kennedy were both seen as potential starters for the game (Hughes will also [...]

Relieve Me, Please

PA at the LoHud Blog has a post about Joe Girardi and his bullpen plans. According to Girardi, he’d like to inclue a lefty reliever and a long man in the pen. Jeff Karstens is probably a safe bet for a long man but Kei Igawa could be a sleeper. Karstens has the ability to [...]

Ortiz Getting Ready

From the AP: FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Boston slugger David Ortiz arrived at spring training camp today. The star designated hitter took some swings in the batting cage and says he’s almost fully recovered from knee surgery he had shortly after the Red Sox won the World Series. The first official team workout for all [...]

Joba and Hughes — More on Clemens/McNamee

From the Associated Press (NY Post): “I try to avoid the rumors best I can, but you eventually here it from friends, family and the whole deal,” Hughes said after working out yesterday at the Yankees’ minor-league complex. “You never want to hear your name out there, but on the other side, at least it’s good [...]

Sending Starters to Seattle

From Nick Cafardo: Mariners have sprung some leaks The Mariners are still in desperate need of another front-line starter, even after the Carlos Silva signing. Setup man Brandon Morrow, who could be major trade bait, has been stretched out to 90 pitches in Venezuela and could be in the rotation if he’s not dealt. Another [...]

Who's Left?

Peter Abraham on the Lohud Blog has the following: If spring training started tomorrow (and thankfully, it does not), here is who the Yankees would have as left-handed relievers: Kei Igawa Sean Henn Chase Wright Igawa was not ready for prime time last season after coming over from Japan. He seems overmatched and nervous. Henn [...]

The Igawa Issue

  Take a deep breathe.  The next statement may sadden you.  Relax, here it goes. The Yankees had until Thursday to complete an agreement with Igawa after bidding $26,000,194 last month for the right to negotiate with him. The left-hander went 14-9 with a 2.97 ERA and 194 strikeouts for the Hanshin Tigers last season. Ouch… [...]

Who The Hell? Oh!

 Peter Abraham writes: This is not yet official, but it appears the coaching staff will shake out this way: Pitching: Dave Eiland Hitting: Kevin Long Bench: Rob Thomson Third base: Bobby Meacham First base/catching: Tony Pena Bullpen: Mike Harkey Even with the absence of Larry Bowa (Seattle? LA?) this clearly seems like a strong group [...]

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