Tampa, FL (Sports Network) – Hours after his Tuesday release from the Boston Red Sox, Lyle Overbay has found a new home with the New York Yankees, agreeing to a minor league contract with the club. The 36-year-old was released […]
Glendale, AZ (Sports Network) – The Chicago White Sox placed pitcher John Danks on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday. Danks will miss the beginning of the season as he continues to recover from left shoulder surgery performed back in August. […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – The New York Yankees completed their trade with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Vernon Wells on Tuesday, with the Bronx Bombers sending a pair of minor leaguers to the Angels in exchange […]
Tampa, FL (Sports Network) – The New York Yankees have claimed pitcher Dan Otero off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. Otero made 12 relief appearances for the Giants last year and posted a 5.84 ERA with no record. He […]
A 56-win nightmare in 2011 was followed by just 55 wins last season, hardly the sort of farewell the 51-year-old franchise had in mind before leaving the National League’s Central Division for new surroundings in the American League’s West. Problem […]
Things went south in a hurry for the aging Phillies, who saw the likes of Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Roy Halladay all slowed by injuries last season, contributing to the club being 14 games under .500 by mid-July. That […]
Ahead of a new retractable-roof stadium and a name switch, Loria opened up his checkbook last offseason and spent big dollars on Jose Reyes, Heath Bell and Mark Buehrle. Those additions, and rumored attempts at other big-name free agents, were […]
They’ll need that formula even more in 2013 after the latest round of changes to what had been the core of a lineup that had made three playoff appearances in five years. Gone to the Kansas City Royals via trade […]
After finishing in the bottom of the NL East six times in seven seasons from 2004-2010, the Nationals began a slow climb up the standings with a third- place finish in 2011. And though that 80-81 record wasn’t much to […]
Bobby Valentine started the season off on the wrong foot by questioning the commitment of third baseman Kevin Youkilis. The Red Sox would later trade Youkilis to the White Sox about a month before the trade deadline. Right around that […]