WHY WE HAVE YANKEE NEWS

There are a few things going on in Yankeeland that you should know about:

• Phil Hughes:Yes, the man with no velocity is on a treatment program. It is expected that Hughes will toss 45 pitches and if he feels good, there is talk about a minor league assignment. Yes, it's true, Bleeding Yankee Blue called in in WHY HUGHES NEEDS A TIMEOUT. It just makes sense.
• Francisco Cervelli: Remember him? Yes, the kid's got a following and after his injury in Spring Training he may have been forgotten briefly but Thursday in a rehab game in Tampa, the young man went 2 for 3. Talk is Cervelli could be activated May 1st.
• Jorge Posada: Posada's not hitting, sometimes. So, what to do? He's getting work in the cage and hopefully he'll be able to overcome this "thing". In 15 games, Posada is hitless in nine. Brian Costello of the New York Post brings up the interesting point that IF Posada continues to not hit, what will the Yankees do with him? He says that unlike Jeter, who can still contribute defensively, Posada doesn't have that role because he's the DH.
• Robinson Cano: Cano is the man... the world is starting to see it and right now the guys got an 11 game hitting streak. Pete Caldera of the Bergen Record also raised an interesting stat: Cano's hit in 14 straight vs. the Baltimore Orioles, batting .446. That's 25 for 56. Not too shabby.
• Buddy Carlyle: Buddy is a minor league pitcher the Yankees signed in the off season and Buddy will swap places with Hector Noesi. Noesi will head back to Scranton Wilkes-Barre.
• Mark Teixeira: Mark has spoke out about baseball's playoff expansion and guess what? He doesn't like Bug Selig's idea of expanding the playoffs. MLB will possibly add a wild-card team to each league, bringing the total number of playoff teams to 10 each season. Says Tex: "For a team like us, I don't like it. We battle all year long in a very tough division. If you win the division and have to have five or six days off before the start of the playoffs, or you win the wild card and still have to play another one- or three-game series just to get into the playoffs, it doesn't make much sense."

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