TRADE RUMORS AROUND THE YANKEES & MLB

Denard Span: The Yankees, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.com HERE, and us, who suggested this was a nice fit days ago HERE, says the Yankees are "all in" on guys like Span, Shane Victorino and Justin Upton.  The problem is the Twins, according to Heyman, want "a ton" for Span.

Brett Myers: The White Sox have acquired Myers and cash and that comes from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Read his Tweet HERE. You can also read the Sports Illustrated piece on it HERE. Houston will get 2 players now and a player to be named.  We had a piece out a few weeks ago titled WHAT I MIGHT DO AS THE YANKEES GM. We suggested maybe the Yankees could try to acquire Myers and Wandy Rodriguez in one shot.  Now with Joba Chamberlain on his way back, Myers didn't look like an option any more.  Hey, we were close, I mean Meyers was clearly on the move, but the timing was wrong for the Yankees, no biggie, I'm pretty confident we can do it without Brett Myers.

Matt Garza: It's being reported by Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe that the Boston Red Sox may be in the mix for Matt Garza, but the Sox front office isn't sure he's better than what they already have. Read HERE.  Seriously? That's a joke, right? The Red Sox aren't exactly outstanding this season. The Dodgers have also checked in on Garza, according to Bruce Levine at ESPN Chicago, read HERE.  Anyway, if the Yankees were to snag any pitcher, I would feel good trying to get Garza down the stretch.  I believe he's solid in the American League east and he really wants to be part of a contender.

JC Romero: The Indians have signed Romero to a minor league deal.  This is coming from Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer.  Read that Tweet HERE. Romero's trying to latch onto a team for a while now.  Remember, the Yankees even picked up up briefly last season, read HERE.

Cliff Lee: There is a piece in Yankees Fans Unite HERE that makes an argument for Cliff Lee.  My opinion on Lee is, he thought he had it all figured out, he didn't want to come to the Yankees in the first place, he made excuses that the Phillies were younger, not even true and he does not want to come to the Bronx. In turn, I say screw him, we don't need him, fate brought him to a loser, he should stay there.

The strangest part of the Lee, Yankee stuff is when doing a simple search on Google, the image above shows up.  Someone had wishful thinking back when he was a free agent I guess.  It's just funny.

Billy Butler: It appears that the Pittsburgh Pirates are going to be buyers at the trade deadline and have inquired about the Royals Golden Boy Billy Butler.  There's no way the Royals part with Butler, he's their future, but it just goes to show how important the Pirates will be down the stretch.

Melky Cabrera: Look, the Yankees haven't really hinted that they want to guy back, but he's red hot and he would be a smart choice.  I gather the Yanks never really liked Melky but given the circumstances of Brett Gardner out and Nick Swisher hurt, it may actually be a good idea. We shall see...

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