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The Yankees added RH relievers David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle in Tuesday night's trade with the White Sox, adding them to Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman to seemingly form a powerful back end of the bullpen. But Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports thinks looking to trade Betances in order to acquire a starting pitcher under team control beyond this season is something the Yankees should consider. "Betances is under control for the same amount of time that Andrew Miller was a year ago - this season, plus two more. And actually, he's more affordable than Miller was," Rosenthal writes. "Maybe it's all talk, but the Yankees are adamant that they do not want to trade their top prospects, the ones who Continue to Article

July 19, 2017 4:32:pm EST

Aaron Judge met all expectations in his Target Field debut on Monday, blasting one pitch into the third deck in left-center field, and smacking another far over the wall in right-center. So much for batting practice. During the game, however, a player nine inches shorter and 100 pounds lighter had a far greater impact than the league’s superstar rookie. Pinch hitter Eduardo Escobar, engaged in his fourth annual tug-of-war for playing time, turned on a changeup, lined it into left field, and delivered the go-ahead run in the Twins’ 4-2 victory over the Yankees. “His production’s been good, given the time he gets to play,” said Twins manager Paul Molitor, who lately has juggled three different Continue to Article

July 18, 2017 1:16:am EST

New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird will undergo surgery on his right ankle and will miss at least six weeks, manager Joe Girardi told reporters on Monday. While it is likely Bird will miss the rest of the season, Girardi added he could resume baseball activity in September. Bird had been shut down since May 1 after he went on the disabled list with what was diagnosed then as a bone bruise, however it did not heal the way the team thought it would, so Bird saw additional specialists. Amid reports that questioned Bird's willingness to play with the team because he had missed so much time, Bird said, "For me, I'm doing everything I can to come back. I love [baseball] and I want to be playing Continue to Article

July 17, 2017 7:39:pm EST

Red Sox manager John Farrell says Major League Baseball has denied Boston's protest over a bizarre play on the bases last weekend involving Matt Holliday of the New York Yankees. Farrell said he wasn't surprised the protest was denied, but disappointed that the play couldn't be reviewed. He spoke before the AL East-leading Red Sox hosted Toronto on Monday. The Red Sox wanted an interference call Saturday in the 11th inning of a game they lost 4-1 in 16 innings at Fenway Park. Holliday retreated toward first base after forced out at second on a grounder, sliding back into the bag as the throw came to first baseman Mitch Moreland. The throw hit Ellsbury and bounced into foul territory. Ellsbury Continue to Article

July 17, 2017 5:37:pm EST