MATT DALEY GETS A NEW DEAL WITH THE YANKEES

This post gets thrown into the "Just keeping you in the loop" file.

Yankees pitcher Matt Daley was non-tendered by the Yankees back in early December. For all of you that don't know what "non-tendered" means, it's this:

"Non-tendered means that an arbitration-eligible player was not offered a contract by their team. A non-tendered player becomes a free agent available to sign with any team. There is a non-tender deadline which means that teams must tender contracts to those arbitration-eligible players by that date & time or effectively release them to become free agents."

That's from WikiAnswers.

Now, the news is that Daley has signed a new minor league contract with the Yankees.  Read about that HERE.

It's also important to point out that the Cubs claimed Brett Marshall off waivers the other day.  You remember when the Yankees DFA'd him right? Read BELTRAN ADDED TO ROSTER & MARSHALL DFA'D from December 19th.

Again... just wanted to keep you in the loop.

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BELTRAN ADDED TO ROSTER & MARSHALL DFA'D

Minor roster move for the Yankees involving Brett Marshall. Not so minor for Carlos Beltran. Marshall was designated for assignment to make room for Beltran on the roster. 

LoHud writes, "The Yankees have officially announced their three-year deal with Carlos Beltran. To make room on the 40-man roster, pitcher Brett Marshall was designated for assignment"

Marshall was in the minors for the majority of last season for the Yankees pitching 3 games on the major league level.

Carlos Beltran will be introduced as a Yankee tomorrow at 11am. Pretty exciting to see the guy finally in pinstripes. I'm looking forward to it.

Anyway, I just wanted to keep you in the loop.

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MELKY MESA IS GONE & OTHER BIG MOVES

Well, that was fast.  Remember Melky Mesa? He was one of the kids the Yankees really had high hopes for. Well, he's gone, released by the Yankees. They announced it on Twitter:

Jayson Nix transferred to 60-day D.L. and Melky Mesa unconditionally released to make room on the 40-man roster for Cabral and Marshall
— Yankees PR Dept. (@YankeesPR) September 1, 2013

He'll land on his feet somewhere, the kid has potential. According to Madison.com HERE,other things happened too today!: "The New York Yankees have expanded their roster with September call-ups, adding infielder David Adams and three pitchers. The Yankees promoted right-handers Dellin Betances and Brett Marshall and lefty Cesar Cabral from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. They also signed catcher J.R. Murphy and selected him from Triple-A before Sunday's game against Baltimore."

On a side note and because I like Clay Rapada, I'm happy to announce that Clay was called up by the Indians! Good job bro! Now take a picture in your Bleeding Yankee Blue T-Shirt and send it to us!!!

Good luck to all the boys! September is here!

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AN UPDATE ON THE BABY BOMBERS

(In Photo: Ronnier Mustelier)
I got a chance to see the Baby Bombers visit the "Pawsox" here in Pawtucket 2 night ago! I also wanted to take the opportunity to bring you, the readers, an update on the farm club! Sorry no Derek Jeter sightings as I hoped for. But I did get to see a good ball game and some familiar faces. You heard the names, David Adams, Bobby Wilson and Ronnier Mustelier?

Scranton took an early lead scoring in the first. The Pawsox answered back in the bottom of the 1st with a run to tie it. Bobby Wilson crushes a 2 run shot in the top of the 2nd giving SWB the lead 3-1. Scranton scores a run in the top of the 3rd and 4th taking a 5-3 lead. Pawtucket ties it at 5 a piece on a two run double by Jonathan Diaz. Pawtucket's Brock Holt goes deep to right to take the lead 6-5. David Adams went 1-4, he had a single and a walk. Ronnier Mustellier and Bobby Wilson both went 2-4. Pawsox win it 6-5. But it was a gorgeous night for baseball, I got a 2013 Topps Yankees team card set. 

Don't ask why they sell that at a Red Sox affiliated park but they do. My son got an autograph from Brett Marshall and Chris Bootcheck, and my daughter was promoting BYB to her best friend who came along with us. 

I couldn't ask for a greater night at the ballpark with my family. At least the New York club pulled off a win earlier in the day. I just can't get enough of this sport or this team.

-- Rudy Laurens, BYB Writer
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AN AVALANCHE NAMED IBANEZ

Hey.  Do you remember when Raul Ibanez told Bleeding Yankee Blue how excited he was to be back in pinstripes?  I remember it clearly. It was right before Christmas.  It was in our BYB EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Raul, when he said the following: "I can't wait to come back to the Yankees!"

It was clear then that the Yankees would get him back.  Then we heard the Yankees and Raul were talking.... then nothing.  Then we found out that Raul signed with the Mariners.  The reason? The Yankees never made Raul an offer. I quickly whipped up YANKEE FANS REVOLT: "ENOUGH'S ENOUGH!"
on Christmas eve and while many fans supported my frustrations, some fans, and let's call the one below an idiot, who told me I was stupid because Raul was not what we needed and I "couldn't be serious!"

(In Photo: A Genius)
Sure, we didn't need Raul, but why not just re-sign him because we like the guy and he can contribute just like he did in the post-season? It seemed like a no brainer to me and many people like me.  It made sense, and it makes sense to me tonight when Raul came into the Bronx and did what he does best in New York... hit home runs.

No, I'm not writing a piece titled "I told you so." I'm just still bothered by the fact that we didn't give the guy a shot.  Whatever the case, good for Raul, and like I told one of our readers on Twitter tonight:

It's true. Tonight, the Yankees lost big to Raul and the Mariners. Hey, some nights a team just can't get it together.  The Yankees have been doing great this season.  Tonight, well, they didn't. We just need to move on.

The Mariners scored 12 runs tonight. Why? Well, Ibanez hit 2 home runs and 6 RBIs. One of those homers was a Grand Slam.  Phil Hughes lasted literally 0.2 innings tonight. He allowed 6 hits, 7 runs and shit the bed.  That's the only way I can describe it. Hughes is too inconsistent.  Something just ain't right and Yankeeland will erupt if he can't figure out how to pitch.

(In Photo: Alberto Gonzalez)
Preston Claiborne pitched tonight and did just fine, Brett Marshall did too.  And someone else did... Alberto Gonzalez pitched 0.1 of an inning.  Seriously. He's an infielder.

The Yankee runs went like this: Vernon Wells homered and Chris Stewart homered.  That's it.  To be honest, I would have left the Bronx in the 2nd inning if I was there.  Yes, I love my Yanks, but some nights you just know they ain't clicking. Tonight was it. It doesn't make me less of a fan, it makes me tired... that's it.

Final tonight: Mariners 12 - Yankees 2.

We win tomorrow.

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GUESS WHERE BRENNAN BOESCH JUST WENT?

Lou DiPietro of YESNetwork.com (HERE) reported that Brennan Boesch has been shipped to AAA and to get some more arms in the bullpen, the Yankees brought up Brett Marshall.  DiPietro writes:

"Marshall, 23, was the Yankees’ sixth-round pick in 2008, and was 2-2 with a 4.60 ERA in six starts for the RailRiders this season...

...Counting Game 1 (Indians series) of the doubleheader, Boesch hit .209 with two home runs and five RBI in 20 games with the Yankees, including a 1-for-4 performance as the starting right fielder in Game 1..."

Carry on...


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YANKEES SIGN "THE MICK"... SORT OF

(In Photo: Mickey Storey)
The Yankees claimed Mickey Storey, a right handed pitcher off waivers from the Houston Astros today.  Nice. What does it mean? Well, in a nutshell it means they completed their 40 man roster with he and 6 other guys.

According to the Washington Post, HERE:

"The 26-year-old was 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 26 relief appearances after making his major league debut in August. He was 7-4 with a 3.05 ERA this year at Triple-A Oklahoma City."

The other 6 are Manny Banuelos, Nik Turley of Trenton, Jose Ramirez of Tampa, Pitcher Brett Marshall, Francisco Rondon from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and outfielder Ramon Flores.

(In Photo: Dave Herndon)
The Yanks said righthander Dave Herndon refused an outright assignment. That means he's elected free agency. Remember the Yankees claimed Dave Herndon from the Blue Jays the beginning of the month, read YANKEES CLAIM DAVE HERNDON & JOSH SPENCE OFF WAIVERS.

Oh Dave... we barely got to know you... and we never will.

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WHY THE YANKEE CUTS HAVE BEGUN

The Yankees have made their first round of Spring Training cuts today. This is is courtesy of Chad Jennings of LoHud, read HERE. Check it out:(In Photo: Manny Banuelos)
Manny Banuelos P
Dan Burawa P
Adam Miller P
Brett Marshall P
Ryan Pope P
Graham Stoneburner P
Chase Whitley P(In Photo: David Adams)
David Adams 2B
Corban Joseph 2B
Gary Sanchez C
JR Murphy C
Kyle Higashioka C
Melky Mesa OF
Zoilo Almonte OF

When more happens, we'll bring it to you.

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