Category: New York Yankees
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Josh Staumont to the injured list, Zack Britton on the way back
August 25, 2022 Kansas City Royals — The day after a 42-pitch outing, Josh Staumont hit the injured list with biceps tendinitis. The righty doesn’t believe the injury is serious. Now that Amir Garrett is done with his two-game suspension for throwing a drink at a fan, he should take over the seventh inning. Updated…
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Yankees continue to not be confident in Aroldis Chapman
August 24, 2022 New York Yankees – The Yankees continued to do everything they can to avoid Aroldis Chapman pitching in a high-leverage spot, trying to get 3+ innings out of Clarke Schmidt to close out Tuesday’s tilt against the Mets. Schmidt ran into trouble in the ninth, however, which forced Aaron Boone to call…
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Aroldis Chapman earns a win, an assist, and an even hotter seat
August 18, 2022 New York Yankees — A walk-off grand slam is a wonderful thing, but the Yankees needed it because of more control issues by Aroldis Chapman — two walks preceding a seeing-eye double. Chapman has the obvious pedigree to close, but Aaron Boone has shown once already this year that he’s not afraid…
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Recapping a busy day of trades and back injuries
August 3, 2022 Pittsburgh Pirates – David Bednar hasn’t pitched since Friday, his only appearance since a July 24 outing, which made it a bit surprising that it was Wil Crowe who got the ninth inning on Tuesday. Crowe converted his third save of the year and after the game manager Derek Shelton said that…
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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell: American League
July 21, 2022 Special Update (Part 1 of 2 — check back later for the National League) —–Glossary:BUY+: This player has a strong chance (at least 50%) of becoming a closer by the trade deadline.BUY: This player has a small chance (at least 20%) of becoming a closer by the trade deadline.SELL: This player has…