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Report: Tigers nearly traded Curtis Granderson to Red Sox in 2009
February 3
Detroit Free Press
 
"Last season, Curtis Granderson peppered baseballs into the right-field seats of Yankee Stadium with ease. But if not for the Boston Red Sox balking at the Tigers asking price in 2009, Granderson very well could have been peppering balls off the left-field Green Monster at Fenway Park. The Wall Street Journal's Daniel Barbarisi reports that before the three-team deal that sent Granderson to the New York Yankees that offseason, the Red Sox were very much interested in Granderson's services."
Manhattan woman arrested on charges of harassing Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman
February 3
New York Daily News
 
"A single mother with a history of stalking has been busted on charges of harassing and extorting money from Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman. Prosecutors portrayed Louise Neathway, 36 - who said in an interview published Thursday that she was Cashman's mistress - as a con artist who pestered him for cash. "The defendant extorted approximately $6,000 from the victim and attempted to extort over $15,000," prosecutor Eric Iverson said at Neathway's Manhattan Criminal Court arraignment Thursday. He said it wasn't the first time Neathway had tried to "control and manipulate" Cashman, 44. Her lawyers, Alan Abramson and Stephen McCarthy, countered that prosecutors rushed to judge Neathway,"
Sources: Playoff expansion has issues
February 1
ESPN.com
 
"Baseball commissioner Bud Selig continues to talk confidently about expanding the baseball playoff field in 2012. But sources tell ESPN.com efforts to make that happen remain bogged down, all because of one thorny little complication: the details. Wednesday was supposed to be the day the commissioner's office finished a proposed schedule for the 2012 postseason and shipped it to the players' association for consideration. But sources told ESPN.com that deadline wasn't going to be met -- not because talks have broken down, but because fitting two extra wild-card pieces into the postseason puzzle has proven to be more involved than the commissioner has been willing to acknowledge. The new"
Hendry to join Yankees as assistant
February 1
Chicago Tribune
 
"Former Cubs general manager Jim Hendry will be announced as a new special assistant to Yankees' GM Brian Cashman, a source confirmed Tuesday. Hendry, who was fired by the Cubs in August, will not only help the Yankees scout major league talent, but will be involved with grading the minor league system and helping the team with the draft."
Teixeira threatens to try bunting
February 1
New York Post
 
"Mark Teixeira has resisted the idea for years, but after hitting a career-low .248 last season, the first baseman is considering adding bunting to his game. "One thing I noticed is that my average with men on base was good, but when no one's on base, it wasn't,'' Teixeira said. "So when no one is on base, if they're playing a big shift, I may lay down some bunts this year." The idea contradicts everything the Yankee slugger has said — and his contract would indicate — since teams have altered their defense against him, so it remains to be seen if Teixeira will follow through."
Yanks take shot at Delcarmen
January 31
New York Post
 
"The Yankees signed former Red Sox righty Manny Delcarmen to a minor-league deal yesterday. The 29-year-old could add depth to their bullpen, but he hasn't pitched in the majors since 2010, when he spent time with the Red Sox and Rockies. Delcarmen pitched in a combined 26 Triple-A games a year ago for Texas and Seattle, going 3-2 with a 5.59 ERA. The Yankees also have shown interest in Bill Hall, who could get an invitation to spring training to compete for a utility role if the team doesn't bring back Eric Chavez. Hall hit .211 with two homers and 14 RBIs with the Giants and Astros a year ago."
Dealing away big-hitting Montero could prove costly for Yankees
January 29
New York Post
 columnist Joel Sherman
"We should start with this proviso: Just about every personnel expert I respect thinks the Yankees did very well in shipping Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to the Mariners for Michael Pineda and Jose Campos. In fact, quite a few of the executives thought it was an overwhelming triumph for the Yankees, namely because they view Pineda as an ace in training and Montero as a special bat, but one unqualified to play a position. Yet, after all of these conversations, I still have big doubts if the Yankees made the right decision. They acted from the accepted trading playbook: If you can obtain an ace-type, you must do it. The No. 1 starter continues to be viewed as the Holy Grail of the sport."
Selig expects two one-game playoffs for this fall
January 28
Chicago Tribune
 
"Baseball appears ready for an extra round of wild-card playoffs by this fall, according to commissioner Bud Selig. "I really believe we'll have the (extra) wild card for this year," Selig said Friday at SoxFest. "Clubs really want it. I don't think I've ever seen an issue that the clubs want more than to have the extra wild card." The extra round would be one-game elimination in both the National and American Leagues to the teams who would have missed the playoffs as they are set up now. Some have argued for a best-of-three, but that appears impossible with the scheduled all but set for 2012."
Yankees ink two; Ibanez on radar
January 27
New York Post
 
"The Yankees have their pitching pieces in place, now it's time to come up with one more left-handed bat. The Yankees officially announced yesterday the signing of free agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year deal worth $10 million with another million in incentives. They also announced they had come to a settlement on their last arbitration case, agreeing to a one-year contract with lefty reliever Boone Logan worth $1,875,000, just below the midpoint between the $2.1 million he had asked for in arbitration. Logan could add another $25,000 if he appears in 55 games."
Kuroda deal official, 'happy to be part of storied' Yankees
January 27
New York Post
 
"On most days, the Yankees adding a consistent pitcher to their beleaguered rotation would be big news. But on the same day word leaked out the Yankees had signed Hiroki Kuroda, it also was revealed they had traded Jesus Montero to the Mariners for Michael Pineda. The Pineda trade became official earlier in the week; now Kuroda is officially part of the Yankees rotation. The Yankees on Thursday announced the one-year deal that is reportedly worth $10 million. The 36-year-old righty, who pitched in Japan until 2008, was 41-46 with a 3.45 ERA in 115 appearances (114 starts) in four years with the Dodgers. "I feel happy to be a part of such a storied franchise, which is always in contention"
Yanks may deal for lefty bat
January 26
New York Post
 
"Andruw Jones is officially back with the Yankees, finalizing a one-year, $2 million deal yesterday and Hiroki Kuroda is expected to be next. But as Brian Cashman said repeatedly this week, he's hardly finished with his off-season. The Yankees GM said he is continuing to look for a left-handed bat and has indicated he'd rather acquire one through a trade for a pitcher instead of free agency, where Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon — among others — remain available. With the addition of Michael Pineda and the impending signing of Kuroda, the Yankees admittedly have an excess of starting pitching."
MLB allows retired Tony La Russa to manage in All-Star game against Ron Washington
January 25
Dallas Morning News
 
"Tony La Russa will come out of retirement to manage the National League team for the July 10 All-Star Game at Kansas City. La Russa will go against Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington, who will handle the American League team for the second consecutive season. La Russa retired shortly after St. Louis defeated the Rangers in the seven-game World Series."
Dedication was 'Core' of Posada career
January 25
New York Post
 columnist Joel Sherman
"The press conference was long and cathartic. It felt as much about a healing process as a wave goodbye. Jorge Posada announced his retirement yesterday in a This-Is-Your-Life-type tribute in which he was honored by Thurman Munson's widow, a family impacted by his charity work, fans who admired his passion and, of course, the Yankees. By the time it was done, it made you wonder if the Yankees will have to do a mini-series to properly honor Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera when it is their time. Clearly, the Yankees were trying to provide a soft landing for Posada, to make it clear that he has been, is now and always will be part of the pinstripe family. This was designed to see the big"
Pitching surplus OK with Girardi
January 25
New York Post
 
"Joe Girardi said he is looking forward to having Michael Pineda pitch every five days but still isn't sure what his rotation is going to look like. "I like the additions we made," the Yankees manager said. "We had a really good year last year. We got a lot from our pitching staff, and I think we improved it. We got a young man in Pineda who I believe has a huge upside." General manager Brian Cashman, who yesterday signed Russell Martin to a one-year deal to avoid arbitration, reiterated he likely isn't done tinkering with the roster — because the Yankees have seven viable starting pitchers."
Jorge delivers a tearful goodbye
January 25
New York Post
 
"Jorge Posada had a rough final season with the Yankees, but on his final day in pinstripes, a teary-eyed Posada admitted he never considered playing anywhere else. "Playing for the Yankees has been an honor," Posada said during a press conference at the Stadium yesterday. "I could never have worn another uniform. It was just priceless. I will forever be a Yankee." With his family by his side and teammates in attendance, an emotional Posada, 40, admitted he knew during the season that it would be his last."
GM: Montero's best I've traded
January 24
New York Post
 
"Brian Cashman has dealt away players like Alfonso Soriano, Nick Johnson, David Wells and Mike Lowell as general manager of the Yankees, but he believes Jesus Montero could be better than all of them. "He may very well be the best player I've traded," Cashman said of Montero, whom he sent to Seattle in a deal to get right-hander Michael Pineda that was finalized yesterday. "He's that good. He's a middle-of-the-lineup type bat." That means Cashman expects a lot out of Pineda, the 6-foot-7, 23-year-old who went 9-10 as a rookie last year. Cashman and Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik first discussed Pineda at the Winter Meetings last month."
Retiring Posada still best DH option
January 24
New York Post
 columnist Joel Sherman
"Jorge Posada is scheduled to announce his retirement today at 11 a.m. The press conference is all wrong. It should be to reveal he is coming back to the Yankees for one more season. So often the instinct is to tell athletes when to retire. Here is one vote to say Posada is retiring too soon. It feels this was a decision made without all of the pertinent information — namely the trade of Jesus Montero. It also feels — of more consequence — it was made for personality reasons: Namely manager Joe Girardi did not particularly like Posada, and the feeling was mutual."
Posada expected to formally announce his retirement at Yankee Stadium this week
January 23
New York Daily News
 
"Jorge Posada is expected to hold a news conference at Yankee Stadium early this week, likely Tuesday, to formally announce his retirement, according to a person familiar with the plans. Earlier this month, it was widely reported that the Yankees great, 40, had decided to end his career. Those plans did not change when the Yankees later agreed to trade Jesus Montero - slotted to be the designated hitter in 2012 - to Seattle for pitcher Michael Pineda."
Michael Pineda, newest NY Yankee ready to prove himself on Yankee Stadium stage
January 22
New York Daily News
 
"The derelict factory sits off in the distance, beyond a sea of sugar cane fields, a once-teeming sugar mill that thrived on the abundance of product available all throughout the tiny "barrio," or neighborhood, called "Pajarito" ("little bird.") At dusk, women are walking up a pockmarked road off the main highway, some chewing on the cane they've cut earlier in the day. Sugar cane is still gathered by the truckload here, but shipped elsewhere for processing. Still, the workers, men and women, are smiling and laughing at the end of the work day. The music of Jennifer Lopez blares out of a car near a roadside fruit stand. Thunder clouds gather and disperse, gather and disperse, the sun"
Mariners getting closer to making Montero for Pineda trade official
January 21
Seattle Times
 
"One week after news leaked of the Mariners' blockbuster trade with the Yankees, the deal still hasn't been officially consummated. But an end might be in sight. The holdup has been Jesus Montero's travel problems getting from his home in Venezuela to Seattle to undergo his physical exam. Montero has had to deal with weather, plane and visa issues, but on Friday word came that he had reached the United States and finally was en route to Seattle. That could mean a weekend trade announcement, but considering all the snow-related issues in town, that's no guarantee, either. Montero's agent, Jamie Appel, said that his client reacted positively to the pending trade, which will send pitchers"
Yankees reach deal with Brett Gardner to avoid arbitration
January 21
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The Yankees have avoided arbitration with outfielder Brett Gardner, reaching a one-year deal worth $2.8 million. This is Gardner's first year with arbitration eligibility. Gardner led the Yankees with a .383 on-base percentage in 2010. He regressed a bit in 2011, with his OBP falling to .345, but remained a threat on the base paths. He tied for the American League lead with 49 stolen bases."
Yankees avoid arbitration with Brett Gardner as left fielder agrees to one-year deal worth $2.8 million
January 21
New York Daily News
 
"The Yankees and left fielder Brett Gardner avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract on Friday. Gardner, who tied Coco Crisp for the AL lead with 49 stolen bases last season, will reportedly get $2.8 million in 2012. Gardner earned approximately $530,000 last season, when he batted .259 with seven home runs, 36 RBI, 87 runs scored and a .345 on-base percentage. When arbitration figures were due, he sought a $3.2 million salary this coming season and the Yankees countered with $2.4 million. In a postseason marked by the Bombers failures at the plate in a five-game division series loss to the Tigers, Gardner was a bright spot. He hit .412 and drove in five runs, second"
New Yanks will help win title: Sabathia
January 21
New York Post
 
"Michael Pineda has pitched just one season in the majors and Hiroki Kuroda never has been out of the NL West, but CC Sabathia said he is convinced the pair make the Yankees the favorites in the AL East again. When asked if he thought the additions gave the Yankees what they needed to win a title, the lefty didn't hesitate. "I do," Sabathia said. "We're going to try to win a championship. That's always our goal and it's a realistic goal. We made some great moves. Our team was good [last year], but they made it even better." Derek Jeter agreed. "It's good," the shortstop said. "We always do something and sometimes things come out of the blue." After the Yankees won 97 games and the AL East a"
A-Rod: I'm no full-time DH
January 20
New York Post
 
"Alex Rodriguez said he doesn't plan on being the permanent solution to Yankees' vacancy at designated hitter. "I think the vision for us as a team is now ... you want the DH spot to be one that's kind of a revolving door," Rodriguez told ESPNdeportes. "I think a lot of us at some point or another, in such a long season, are going occupy that spot. "But for me, I'm really excited about playing third base.""
Rothschild: Pineda can can be 'ace' in future
January 20
New York Post
 
"It's not that Larry Rothschild isn't sorry to see Jesus Montero go. The Yankees' pitching coach knows the talent of the organization's former top offensive prospect. But if they had to give Montero up for someone, he's glad it's Michael Pineda. "I'm excited to get him," Rothschild said yesterday outside the Yankees' spring training complex. "He's got the tools to become an ace." Pineda, 23, was unimpressive in the second half of the season, when he went 3-8 with a 4.74 ERA in his last 17 starts and finished 9-10. "He's going to go through the same things everyone else goes through," Rothschild said. "It's not going to happen overnight, but he has the tools to get there.""
Posada won't change his mind
January 19
New York Post
 
"The Yankees may be looking for a designated hitter, but Jorge Posada said last week's trade of Jesus Montero to Seattle had no impact on him. Asked why, Posada, who strongly hinted at retirement again last night, said, "It just didn't." And he insisted last year's problems with Yankees management aren't the reason he is ready to walk away, although he again admitted "it wasn't a comfortable situation." So that leaves Posada on the verge of ending his career. The only thing left to do is make it official."
Yankees can't go wrong with Damon or Matsui
January 19
New York Post
 
"The past two years the Yankees have been ousted from the playoffs because their mighty lineup suddenly lost the ability to hit in the clutch. The trade that sent Jesus Montero to Seattle for Michael Pineda on Friday, and the signing of Hiroki Kuroda, gives the Yankees pitching that makes them AL East favorites. Or, at the least, a near-lock to be among the two AL Wild Card teams. It also created an opening at DH with Montero gone."
Yankees settle with Joba, Robertson
January 18
New York Post
 
"David Robertson and Joba Chamberlain will not be headed to arbitration with the Yankees. Both relievers agreed to one-year contracts yesterday, avoiding arbitration. Robertson is expected to receive $1.6 million plus incentives and Chamberlain $1.67 million. A day earlier, Phil Hughes avoided arbitration with the club by agreeing to a one-year deal worth $3.2 million. Robertson emerged as the Yankees' most consistent reliever last season, finishing 4-0 with a 1.08 ERA in 70 games. The right-hander led AL relievers in ERA. Chamberlain's season ended in June, and he had to undergo Tommy John surgery. He went 2-0 with a 2.83 ERA in 27 appearances for the Yankees last season. The Yankees are"
Chamberlain, Robertson reach deals with Yankees
January 17
New York Post
 
"David Robertson and Joba Chamberlain won't be headed to arbitration with the Yankees. Both relievers agreed to one-year contracts on Tuesday, avoiding arbitration. Robertson is expected to receive $1.6 million plus incentives and Chamberlain $1.67 million."
Yankees and Phil Hughes agree on one-year contract
January 17
New York Daily News
 
"Phil Hughes knows he will receive a $3.2 million salary in 2012. Suddenly, though, little else is certain for the one-time phenom. The 25-year-old righthander agreed to a one-year contract Monday, avoiding arbitration. But when the Yanks acquired starters Michael Pineda (trade with Seattle) and Hiroki Kuroda (free agent) Friday, the team stashed Hughes in a corner with Freddy Garcia and A.J. Burnett. With the back end of the rotation suddenly crowded, Hughes will have to earn a job in it. After an All-Star campaign in 2010, he hardly made a compelling case for himself last year, when injuries and ineffectiveness limited him to just 742/3 regular-season innings, during which he posted a"
Yankees might bring back Hideki Matsui
January 17
CBSSports.com
 
"In an interesting twist of fate, the Yankees are going to limit spending. Yes, when it comes to grabbing a designated hitter -- to put in the spot vacated by the now-traded Jesus Montero -- the Bronx Bombers are only going to spend between $1 million and $2 million on a DH, reports CBSSports.com insider Jon Heyman. Heyman also notes that won't be enough to get Carlos Pena and probably can't grab former Yankee Johnny Damon either. One guy they could probably afford? The 2009 World Series MVP, Hideki Matsui. And Heyman reports there has been some contact between Matsui's representatives and his former ballclub."
Yankees, Hughes agree on one-year contract
January 16
MLB.com
 
"The Yankees agreed to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract with right-hander Phil Hughes on Monday, avoiding arbitration. CAA Sports, Hughes' agency, posted on Twitter that the one-year deal is worth $3.2 million plus performance bonuses. That gives the 25-year-old a $500,000 raise after an injury-riddled 2011 season."
Yankees load up while Jays chill
January 16
Toronto Star
 columnist Damien Cox
"They were, quite clearly, the kind of splashy moves many Blue Jays fans were hoping to see from Alex Anthopoulos this winter. That it was the division rival Yankees that made the moves after a snoozy winter only deepens the perception that the Jays have been less than aggressive in bolstering their lineup. On the weekend, the Yankees dispatched young catcher Jesus Montero, impressive in a September audition last season, and pitcher Hector Noesi to the offence-hungry Seattle Mariners in exchange for 23-year-old, 6-foot-7 right-handed starter Michael Pineda and 19-year-old pitcher Jose Campos. In a nearly simultaneous move, New York also signed another starting pitcher, 37-year-old veteran"
Yankees forcing Sox to make pitch
January 16
Boston Herald
 
"It's your move, Red Sox. Three nights ago — on Friday the 13th, no less — the New York Yankees rose from their hibernation by trading prized slugger Jesus Montero to the Seattle Mariners for power-armed right-hander Michael Pineda, who turns 23 this week and was an All-Star as a rookie last season. Then, they signed free agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $10 million contract. With two swift strokes, general manager Brian Cashman turned the Yankees' primary weakness — a lack of proven starting pitching — into a strength. Suddenly, they have six starters behind ace CC Sabathia (Pineda, Kuroda, Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes, A.J. Burnett and Freddy Garcia), with prospects Dellin"
Former Yankees starter Colon signs with A's
January 16
New York Post
 
"After reviving his career with the Yankees last season, Bartolo Colon signed a one-year deal with the A's on Sunday, according to ESPN.com. The 2005 Cy Young award winner spent 2010 out of baseball before the Yankees took a chance on him. Colon started last season as the Yankees long reliever, but replaced an injured Phil Hughes in the Yankees rotation in April. Colon fizzled after a strong start, but still finished the season 8-10 with a 4.00 ERA."
Bartolo Colon agrees to 1-year deal with A's
January 16
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"With Gio Gonzalez and Trevor Cahill dealt for prospects and Brett Anderson and Dallas Braden coming off major surgeries, the A's are short on established starting pitchers. Bartolo Colon is nothing if not established. Colon has agreed to a one-year deal with the A's, pending a physical, The Chronicle confirmed Sunday, to join an untested Oakland rotation. Besides Brandon McCarthy, possible starters - if Braden opens the season with Anderson on the disabled list - include Guillermo Moscoso, Tyson Ross, Josh Outman and Graham Godfrey."
Yankees may bring back free agent Johnny Damon to play him as DH
January 16
New York Daily News
 
"It was only Friday that Brian Cashman drew a deep breath and executed a tornado of moves that fattened his starting rotation, and forced him to part with a beloved prospect — who also happened to be his expected designated hitter this year. So it was easy to understand, two days later, when Yankees insiders sai d they had not had time to fully consider DH options for 2012. While a return to New York for Johnny Damon is possible, it is far from imminent. According to one source, the Yankees "haven't evaluated our options or preferences yet," in the wake of the trade that sent DH/catcher Jesus Montero and pitcher Hector Noesi to Seattle for pitchers Michael Pineda and Jose Campos. On the"
Yankees GM Brian Cashman has best offseason with Michael Pineda trade, Hiroki Kuroda signing
January 15
New York Daily News
 columnist Bill Madden
"Brian Cashman, above all, knows the peril of being acclaimed champion of winter in baseball. It was, after all, Cashman himself who anointed Theo Epstein with that title last offseason after his Red Sox counterpart's spectacular hitting haul of Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford – and we all know how that worked out. Nevertheless, after Cashman's stunning Friday the 13th pitching parlay, in which he swooped into the stalled marketplace and came away with two top-of-the-rotation starters in Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda, as well as an elite pitching prospect in 19-year-old Jose Campos, he has earned himself GM of the Winter honors. Somewhere, after this all came down Friday night, you"
Sabathia a lifelong Silver & Black fan, parking-lot legend and hometown hero
January 15
New York Post
 
"Like any serious tailgate party, this one started with the toss of a football. Four youngsters raced down the parking lot about 35 yards away. The father of one of the children, wearing an Oakland Raiders jersey with the No. 52 on his back, lofted a perfect, arcing pass into the center of the group. CC Sabathia can throw a football, too. His son, Carsten, 8, known as Little C, can catch, as well, grabbing the ball and making a nifty move like his Raiders hero, running back Darren McFadden. Welcome to another Sunday in Raiders Nation, where the parking lot is overflowing with Silver and Black characters, football's most interesting Tailgate Show. Yes, the big guy over there who came to O.co"
Bobby V not impressed by new Yankees
January 15
New York Post
 
"While most of the baseball world is congratulating the Yankees for their two bold moves Friday night, Bobby Valentine isn't completely sold. The new Red Sox manager sees holes in the games of both Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda, the main pieces the Yankees added. "Pineda, when I saw him the first half [of last season], he looked unhittable," Valentine told reporters when asked about the 22-year-old, whom the Yankees got from the Mariners in exchange for their top offensive prospect, Jesus Montero. "Second half, he looked OK. [The Mariners] saw a lot of him and they traded him." Valentine also is skeptical of Kuroda, who has spent his four major league seasons in Los Angeles, but will no"
Yanks upgrade rotation twice, seek hitter (Pena?)
January 14
CBSSports.com
 
"The Yankees revamped their rotation by acquiring Michael Pineda in a big trade of fine young talents for Jesus Montero and seemingly seconds later coming to terms with Hiroki Kuroda on a one-year deal for about $10 million. And they don't appear to be done yet. The Yankees turned a weakness into a strength with those two big moves but now are in need of a hitter. With Montero going to Seattle, and they are calling around for offense. One player now on their radar is the power hitter Carlos Pena, but there may be others, as well."
Yankees and Mariners in position to benefit from bold trade
January 14
Newark Star-Ledger
 columnist Marc Craig
"A few bits about last night's blockbuster Yankees trade (and key signing): -- The Yankees have embraced the idea of solving their problems by working smarter and not necessarily writing the biggest check. The deal that will send slugging prospect Jesus Montero to the Mariners for ace-in-waiting Michael Pineda is a prime example. -- Since the summer of 2010, with A.J. Burnett already showing signs of wobbling, the Yankees have looked for a suitable partner to pair at the top of the rotation with CC Sabathia. Twice, Cliff Lee was the answer. Twice, the Yankees whiffed. This summer at the deadline, the Yankees looked in on the likes of Ubaldo Jimenez, only to be put off by their prices. (A"
Friday the 13th sees Yankees making noise in a hurry by adding Michael Pineda, Hiroki Kuroda
January 14
Newark Star-Ledger
 columnist Jeff Bradley
"Remember Friday the 13th as the night in January when the Yankees' eerily silent off-season suddenly got loud. And who knows? Come October, you might just remember it as the night the Yankees added the starting pitching they needed to win another title. In the time it takes the Yankees and Boston Red Sox to play about four innings, general manager Brian Cashman added two arms to what was once a thin rotation. From Seattle comes right-hander Michael Pineda, an intimidating, 6-7, 260-pounder who was an American League All-Star as a rookie last season. And from Los Angeles comes 36-year old Japanese right-hander Hiroki Kuroda, who has won 41 games in four big-league seasons. Pineda, who"
Yankees trade Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda, agree to terms with Hiroki Kuroda to upgrade pitching staff
January 14
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"In just two frenzied hours tonight, the Yankees accomplished a task that took nearly two years, radically remaking their rotation by trading slugging phenom Jesus Montero to the Seattle Mariners for a possible future ace in right-hander Michael Pineda and agreeing to terms with free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda. In the extreme makeover pulled off by general manager Brian Cashman, the 36-year-old Kuroda received a reportedly one-year deal worth $10 million, according to a person with knowledge of the maneuvers who requested anonymity because none of the transactions had been finalized. Still, the moves, contingent on the players passing physicals, ensure the Yankees will begin the"
Bombers address rotation issues
January 14
New York Post
 columnist Joel Sherman
"In an attempt to address 2012 and, yes, 2014, the Yankees yesterday loudly ended what had been a mostly quiet offseason by trading Jesus Montero and stockpiling arms for now and the future. The Yanks traded Montero and Hector Noesi to the Mariners for Michael Pineda and Jose Campos; and also signed Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $10 million deal. On the surface, this was about the Yankees addressing their biggest concern going into the 2012 campaign: Their rotation. They recognized there was fortune in having Ivan Nova emerge and Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia resuscitate last year. So the Yankees responded by, in their mind, adding more certainty in Kuroda and more upside in Pineda to go"
Yankees agree to trade slugger Jesus Montero to Seattle for Michael Pineda; also sign Hiroki Kuroda
January 14
New York Daily News
 
"The Yankees' quiet offseason morphed into a blaze of activity Friday as the Bombers mortgaged perhaps their top young talent — slugger Jesus Montero — in a four-player trade to add a promising young starter and then agreed with veteran free-agent righthander Hiroki Kuroda on a one-year contract, too. The Yankees are sending Montero, who thrived last year during a September call-up and would've been their primary designated hitter in 2012, and Hector Noesi to the Mariners for righty Michael Pineda, an All-Star last year, and Jose Campos, a right-handed pitching prospect, two baseball sources said. The trade won't be finalized until all the players involved pass physicals, the sources said."
Yankees trade Montero for Mariners' Pineda; sign Kuroda separately
January 14
New York Post
 
"You didn't really believe the Yankees were going to stay quiet all offseason, did you? With a pair of moves last night, the Yankees renovated their rotation, surrendering top offensive prospect Jesus Montero in the process. The Yankees shipped Montero and right-handed pitcher Hector Noesi to Seattle for 6-foot-7 right-hander Michael Pineda and pitching prospect Jose Campos. In addition, the Yankees signed former Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda for one year at $10 million. Both moves are not finalized until physicals are completed and approved. Montero had long been the prize of the Yankees' farm system and he honored some of the hype with a 61-at-bat cameo last year in which he hit .328"
Sources: Yankees sign Hiroki Kuroda
January 13
ESPN.com
 
"The New York Yankees completed another roster move Friday night, signing former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year contract worth $10 million, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney."
Yankees agree to trade slugger Jesus Montero to Seattle Mariners as part of multi-player deal to land Michael Pineda
January 13
New York Daily News
 
"So much for the Yankees' quiet winter. With the team still needing pitching help, the Yankees Friday agreed to trade their top prospect, slugger Jesus Montero, to the Mariners as part of a multi-player deal that will land gifted starter Michael Pineda in the Bronx. The Yankees are sending Montero, who shined last year during a September callup, and Hector Noesi to the Mariners for Pineda, an All-Star last year, and Jose Campos, a right-handed pitching prospect, a baseball source said."