Rosenthal: Yanks Not Done, Should Sign Sheets and Cruz
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 1/22/2009 — From Ken Rosenthal : The Yankees aren't done. And if they're smart, they will sign free-agent right-hander Ben Sheets to be their fifth starter and righty Juan Cruz to be a setup reliever. The Yankees showed early interest in Sheets, then backed off after signing Sabathia and Burnett. Like ...

Yanks Back in Pursuit of Freddy Garcia?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 1/22/2009 — Earlier in the month Ken Rosenthal reported that the Yanks were no longer interested in Garcia, apparently that's changed... From Ken Rosenthal (hat tip to Zell's Pinstripe Blog ) : The Mets and Yankees have emerged as the leading contenders for free-agent right-hander Freddy Garcia, ...

Rosenthal On Andruw, Nady, Lyon, Madson, Garcia
mlbtraderumors.com 1/21/2009 — The latest from Ken Rosenthal ... The Braves are pulling back for the moment in their search for an outfield bat.  They'll hope for a free agent bargain or the right trade.  Rosenthal says they're torn about Andruw Jones .  The ...

Yanks' News & Notes From Ken Rosenthal
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 1/6/2009 — Ken Rosenthal has a new article posted on Fox Sports (hat tip to Scott Proctor's Arm), here's what he had to say regarding our Yankees... - Xavier Nady and Nick Swisher are drawing "significant interest" from teams around the league. He also says the Yanks are in no rush to trade either of ...

Down To Mets Or Yanks For Garcia
hotfootblog.com 1/22/2009 — FoxSports.com Ken Rosenthal is reporting that free agent pitcher Freddy Garcia will sign with one of the New York teams.

Yanks no longer interested in Freddy Garcia
nyyankeesrumors.com 1/19/2009 — The Yankees appear to be out of the Freddy Garcia running, and their interest was minimal at most. The teams that appear the most interested are the White Sox and the Mets, according to Ken Rosenthal .

Mets Considering Sheets, Pettitte?
mlbtraderumors.com 1/19/2009 — David Lennon of newsday.com reports the Mets are keeping Ben Sheets and Andy Pettitte on their radar as the market for starting pitching begins to thin. Their primary focus remains on Oliver Perez ; however, should that fall through, Sheets and ...

Yankees show interest in Pettitte, Sheets
fannation.com 1/25/2009 — The Yankees are still talking to free agent pitchers Andy Pettitte and Ben Sheets as they seek to add yet another veteran pitcher to their vastly improved rotation. The Yankees are believed to be offering less guaranteed money than the $10 million ...

The Market for Ben Sheets
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 1/21/2009 — It's hard for me not to feel bad for Ben Sheets. In 2008, Sheets had one of the best seasons of his career by posting 13-9 record with an impressive 3.09 ERA. Sheets was so good that he even started the 2008 all star game at Yankee Stadium. Impressive, huh? Sheets seemed to be well on his way ...

Yanks seemingly rule out Sheets
riveraveblues.com 12/15/2008 — Here’s something to chew on overnight: The Yankees have seemingly decided that Ben Sheets is not a good fit for the team . In Newsday’s wrap-up of the A.J. Burnett signing, Kat O’Brien and Ken Davidoff dropped in a tidbit about the ...

Freddy Garcia Fielding Offers from Yankees, Mets, Rangers, & White Sox — Bleacher Report - MLB 1/16/2009
(Zell's Pinstripe Blog) As I stated yesterday...It would be a good move to bring in Freddy Garcia . The Pettitte negotiations aren’t going anywhere, and Garcia could turn out to be some sort of surprise this season. The Yankees' ...

In the News (1/16) — Bleacher Report - MLB 1/16/2009
Brewers News - As mentioned in an earlier post, Milwaukee agreed to terms with pitcher Dave Bush on a one-year/$4M contract, thus avoiding arbitration. Bush will almost certainly be tabbed as a starter, and is coming off a very strong ...

Latest Yankees Rumors Say Xavier Nady Talks with Braves Have Cooled — Bleacher Report - MLB 1/16/2009
Last we heard the Atlanta Braves were focused on adding a bat and were interested in dealing for the Yankees’ Xavier Nady . Now it looks like talks might have broken down. The Braves, who could be interested in adding Andruw Jones , are ...

More From Rosenthal: Yanks Not Interested in Garcia or Sheets — Bleacher Report - MLB 1/16/2009
I forgot to mention this before, but this was also in the Nady article... From Ken Rosenthal : "The Yankees, who continue to consider a number of free agent starters, have little interest in Sheets and also don't appear very serious about Freddy ...

Three Yankees Headed to Arbitration — Bleacher Report - MLB 1/16/2009
The 10-day salary arbitration filing period ended yesterday, and all three Yankees did file. From Bryan Hoch : "The Yankees' Brian Bruney, Melky Cabrera and Xavier Nady joined a group of 111 Major League players who filed for salary arbitration ...