David Phelps Optioned To AA Trenton

Well we know what the roster move to make room for Darnell McDonald will be and it is David Phelps going back down to AA Trenton to be stretched out as a starter. Darnell will take his place on the 25 man roster this weekend for the Yankees and Red Sox series.

Yankees @ Red Sox 7/6/12

Yankees Win a Wild One 10-8

Rivalry renewed!!! The Yankees will face the Boston Red Sox starting tonight in game 1 of a four game set right before the All Star break. Tonight on the mound for the Yankees will be Hiroki Kuroda , who has been red hot in his last 10 or so starts, and will be opposed by Red Sox starter Josh Beckett. The game will be televised at 7:05 pm ET on YES and MLB Network.

Lineups

Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Nick Swisher RF
Raul Ibanez LF
Eric Chavez 3B
Russell Martin C

Go Yankees!!!

Yankees At The Half Way Point

We have played exactly 81 games so we are exactly at the half way point in the season. The Yankees are 49-32 which is only .5 game behind the Texas Rangers for the best record in all of baseball. That is .5 games behind FOR THE BEST RECORD IN BASEBALL with guys like Brett Gardner, CC Sabathia, David Robertson, Mariano Rivera, Michael Pineda, and so many more names that have hit the DL for some time this season. Rather then harp on the negative though I prefer to look at the positives. Let us look at the Yankees leaders at the halfway mark.

Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson are the only two Yankees to play in all 81 games thus far this season.

Jeter and Cano are the only Yankees to have 100 hits at the half way mark (103 and 100 respectively)

Cano and Swisher both have 20 + doubles this season so far (23 and 20)

Five Yankees have triples thus far this season. Robinson Cano, DeWayne Wise, Curtis Granderson, Raul Ibanez, and Eduardo Nunez.

Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano seem to be leading most of these categories and home runs is no exception. Granderson has 23 and Cano has 20.

Cano leads the Yankees with 50 RBIs

Quietly Curtis Granderson leads the Yankees in walks, by a lot I might add, with 48 BB's.  He also leads the team by a lot in strike outs with 96 K's.

Without Gardner wreaking havoc on the basepaths it has been up to Alex Rodriguez to lead the team in stolen bases with 7.

The Yankees have three .300 hitters if you count Brett Gardner's 28 at bats. The other two are Robinson Cano and Derek Jeter.

Overall the Yankees, in my opinion, have far exceeded expectations when you see who has been on the DL for what amount of time. I think we can get noticeably better with little or no moves and just health... and that is scary for the rest of the league.

Yankees @ Rays 7/4/12

Yankees win 4-3

July 4th Baseball! Happy Birthday George Steinbrenner you are still very much missed and appreciated in Yankees Land! Happy July 4th everybody!!

The Yankees will look to win for the first time in 9 games at Tropicana Field this afternoon. The Yankees have lost 9 straight games at Tropicana Field and are looking to not make it 10 games in a row. The Yankees will send out David Phelps to the mound to face off with Rays ace David Price. The game will be televised at 3:05 pm ET on YES Network and MLB Network.

Lineups

Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Andruw Jones LF
Russell Martin C
Jayson Nix 3B

Go Yankees!!!

Happy 4th Of July From The Greedy Pinstripes

Happy 4th of July from all the writers here at The Greedy Pinstripes. Thank you to everyone who has fought to make and keep this country the way it is today. Thank you for New York Yankees baseball. Everyone be safe and enjoy the fireworks, your family and the festivities. 

Yankees @ Rays 7/3/12

Two Russell Martin errors and some mediocre pitching and the Yankees drop their 9th straight at the Trop.

Yankees lose 7-4

Tonight the Yankees look to win for the first time in Tropicana Field in their last 9 games played there. The man with that burden on his shoulders is Ivan Nova tonight for the Yankees. Facing Nova, looking to make it a 9 game losing streak at the Trop, is Rays starter James Shields. The game will be televised at 7:10 pm ET on YES and on MLB Network. 

Lineups

Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Raul Ibanez DH
Eric Chavez 1B
Russell Martin C
Dewayne Wise LF

Go Yankees!!

Yankees Promote WIlliams, Austin, & Sanchez To High A Tampa

The Yankees have promoted outfielder Mason Williams, catcher Gary Sanchez, and RF Tyler Austin to High A Tampa Yankees. Left from the new "core four" is a struggling Dante Bichette Jr who has seen his average come way back down to Earth after a stellar first professional season with the Yankees.

In other news the Yankees promoted  outfielder Rob Segedin, catcher J.R. Murphy, and outfielder Neil Medchill to AA Trenton to make room for these Charleston River Dogs.

Yankees Send RP Cory Wade To AAA

And the Chad Qualls trade makes a whole lot of sense now....

The Yankees announced today that they have sent down Yankees right handed reliever Cory Wade to AAA Empire State Yankees. The Yankees have also called up Chad Qualls to take his spot on the 25 man roster. Cory Wade has recently come back down to Earth so the move is somewhat justified, not that I necessarily agree with it. Not to mention his 56 pitch outing the other night had me worried also about a possible DL stint so we'll have to watch out for that.

Hopefully Chad Qualls can come in and give the Yankees some quality innings. Good luck Chad!

Yankees Sign Luis Torrens, Yancarlos Baez, & Alex Palma

The Yankees, on the first day of international free agent signings, wasted no time in signing three guys from the international pool of talent. The new collective bargaining agreement, as a reminder to all, only allows the Yankees to spend $2.9 million this time around.

Luis Torrens is a 16 year old Venezuelan catching prospect who signed for $1.3 million. Yancarlos Baez is a Dominican 16 year old short stop prospect who signed for $650K. These two are considered to be "big splashes" in the international market while Alex Palma signed a $800K deal as a 16 year old Venezuelan outfielder prospect.

The Yankees, after these three signings, only have $150K left to spend on international players so dont expect any more big names to come off the board to Yankee land.

Torrens was considered the 2nd best prospect in this years international pool and Alex Palma was considered the 4th best international free agent in this years draft. Baez is not listed in the top 20 prospects but he seems to be a good find with switch hitting power and average or above everything else.

Yankees @ Rays 7/2/12

Bullpen blows it again in another 4-3 Yankees loss

The Yankees will welcome Freddy Garcia back to the starting rotation, in place of Andy Pettitte, tonight against the Rays and Matt Moore. The game will be televised at 7:05 pm ET on ESPN and the YES Network. The Yankees are red hot and the Rays have really been trying to just stay close until they get Evan Longoria back so it should be a fun series. Get ready to see every shift imaginable and probably some questionable managing calls from Joe Maddon if we are lucky.

Lineups

Derek Jeter DH
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Andruw Jones LF
Jayson Nix SS
Chris Stewart C

Go Yankees!!