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Yanks Eying Pudge?
Published 27 days ago by Greg Cohen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
From MLB.com: One name that has been tossed around as possibly moving -- and one that would certainly satisfy the Yankees' style of making big acquisitions -- is Ivan Rodriguez. The Tigers catcher has superior numbers to the other four (Gerald Laird, Paul Lo Duca, Miguel Olivo, and Rod Barajas), can be a free agent at the end of the year and brings the experience of nine postseason series and a trophy case overrun by 13 Gold Glove awards. The great Yankees teams have always had a fixture at catcher -- Posada, Thurman Munson in the 70s, Yogi Berra in the 50s and Bill Dickey in the 30s. Even current skipper Joe Girardi had a nice run at the position, getting ...

Trades: Expect the unexpected
Published 27 days ago by John Amato at Pinstripe Alley: Front Page Posts
... lefties and I think four are relievers. I know, Embree is Embree. Jerry Blevins, Alan Embree, Dallas Bradenand Lenny DiNardi. The Reds have a lefty named Jeremy Affeldt and Bill Bray. The Indians have a very good lefty named Rafael Perez.. Wouldn't it be cool if Toronto or Baltimore would deal with the Yanks?  The Blue Jays do have a few catchers we could use outside of their great pitching. OK, I'm dreaming there. Talking about catchers: The Yankees apparently have earmarked a number of ...

Showtime in Boston
Published 26 days ago by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... decision after seven innings). Bryan Hoch recognizes just how hot Robinson Cano has been since the all-star break. The 2B has gone 14-for-27 after spending the break taking batting practice with his father. Dan Graziano runs down some potential trade targets for AL East teams, and feels the Yanks might be willing to take on a big contract rather than deal their top prospects. Tyler Kepner also has some thoughts on Yankee trade rumors. Though the Yanks may seek offensive help at the catcher spot (not an easy thing to find), Graziano ...