Dan Haren = Cliff Lee part II

According to a Jayson Stark and a “source familiar with the situation“, the Yanks and D’Bags were “never close” on a deal that would have sent Dan Haren to the Bronx.

Take it away Jayson Stark and your mysterious source:

The two teams did swap names Friday, but the Yankees rejected a Diamondbacks proposal that would have sent Joba Chamberlain, highly regarded pitching prospect Ivan Nova and two other prospects to Arizona for Haren.

First of all, why would the Yanks reject such a trade? They get rid of the struggling Joba and three other prospects for one of the top 15-20 pitchers in the game, whom they’d have for well under market value through 2013. As long as the two other prospects weren’t named Montero, Brackman or Sanchez, I don’t see how they can turn this down.

The Yankees, instead, have proposed an entirely prospect-based deal, which Arizona rejected. Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall told reporters in Phoenix that other teams had made offers of “at least equal value” to what the Yankees proposed.

Another sticking point between the two teams, the source said, is how much of the $33 million remaining on Haren’s contract the Diamondbacks are willing to pay. Arizona’s initial proposal would have required the Yankees to assume Haren’s entire contract. The Yankees, and other clubs the Diamondbacks have spoken with, want the quality of the players in the deal to be dependent on how much of Haren’s money Arizona is willing to pay.

I guess I can understand the Yanks not wanting to give up a ton of prospects and eat the remaining $33 million of Haren’s deal, but something tells me the D’Bags are just using the Yanks as leverage to drive up what other teams are willing to part with. This is like Cliff Lee all over again and reeks of what the Mariners did a couple of weeks back. Andy C no likey.

It seems Jerry DiPoto just made Cashman’s shit list, which is headlined by Jack Zduriencik.

According to Stark’s source, the Cards, Phils, Dodgers, Tigers and Twinkies have all expressed interest in Haren…but he has a partial no-trade clause that would require his permission before he could be dealt to the Tigers or Twins.

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Yanks Go Yard is closed, moose out front should have told you

I apologize in advance but I will not be around until midway through the Indians series (Tuesday night) as I am heading down the shore for a few days with limited to no internet access. While I may not have as many laughs and crazy hi-jinx as those irreverent Griswolds do, I can assure you I will be drunker.

However, I will return greater and more powerful than you could ever imagine. Until then, keep the Yanks in your thoughts and prayers.

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Yankees Trade Rumors: Favorites for Scott Downs?

"NEW YORK - JULY 04: Scott Downs #37 of the Toronto Blue Jays delivers a pitch against the New York Yankees on July 4, 2010 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)" class

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The Yanks aint got no alibi

That game was ugly.

Over the course of a 162-game season there’s bound to be some clunkers like Tuesday night’s abortion. There’s nothing you can do about it but put it out of your mind and come back the next day ready to play. Hopefully they do just that.

Instead of going into great detail, here are some facts about that atrocity:

Sean O’Sullivan (SULLY!!!!) retired 17 of the final 18 batters he faced.Hughes — who finished with a line of five-plus innings pitched, nine hits, six runs, three walks, two strikeouts and two homers — also made his first start of the season against the Angels on April 15, when he went five innings and gave up three hits, two runs, five walks, six strikeouts and a homer to Matsui (who also went deep Tuesday). The Yanks won that one 6-2, though.Phil was averaging 104 pitches per outing, with his season high being 117 and season low being 94. He threw 98 on Tuesday, with 57 going for strikes.Hughsie has now allowed nine homers in his last six starts after yielding four in his first 11 starts. All 13 of his dingers have come at Yankee Stadium.Derek Jeter, who went 0-for-4 Tuesday, is hitting .147/.171/.176 since the start of the Seattle series. (H/T Mike Axisa)Swisher hit his 150th career homer in the first inning (17th of the year).A-Rod recorded his 467th career double.The Yanks have not won a season series against the Halos since 2003…but they did when it mattered — the 2009 ALCS.Mike Napoli — he of the .261/.330/.504 line on the year — went 3-for-5 with a homer, four RBI and two runs scored. His career OPS against the Yanks is 1.174, which is the highest OPS against the Yanks since 1920 (minimum 85 plate appearances).Posada caught his fifth and sixth runners stealing on the year (both were Abreu) in 39 tries. Meanwhile, Frankie Cervelli has caught just four of 36.Girardi was tossed in the sixth for arguing that Tex was safe at first on a grounder. Perhaps he was paying homage to Lou Piniella, who announced he was retiring at season’s end. It was his ninth ejection as manager of the Yankees, third this season and 11th of his career.The Yanks fell to 34-10 when scoring first.The Yanks have still won 10 of their last 13 games, although you wouldn’t have known it with the way they played on Tuesday.

Next up the Yanks play the finale of this two-game set with Javy going against Joel Pineiro at 1:05 tomorrow. Many questions will be answered: can The Kid move to a career-high 5-0 at The Stadium? Will A-Rod hit two bombs for number 600

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Yanks To Expand Empire To EPL?

According to the Daily Star, the interest comes after Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner died at 80-years-old last week and control of the famous outfit passed down to his sons Hal and Hank.

Hank, a former college soccer player, expressed an interest in buying the club back in the early 1990s. Now it's believed he's rekindled his interest, following the lead of fellow American Stan Kroenke, who has snapped up 29.9 per cent of the shares at north London rivals Arsenal.

Coincidentally, Spurs are in New York ahead of their friendly with the New York Red Bulls this week.

The Steinbrenners have no intention of expanding their sports business empire by buying into any of the other major American markets, such as the NBA, NFL or NHL.

It is Spurs' rise to stardom over recent seasons though, culminating in their qualification for the Champions League, that has caught the eye of the Americans.

Asked about buying into another sports franchise recently, Hank told reporters: “The only thing would be a major soccer team in ­Europe, preferably in the Premier League. That’s always a possibility for me.”It was also reported in the article that the Yankees may have even made a £450 million offer.

The Yankees had tried a partnership with Manchester United back in 2001, but apparently that didn't work out too well.

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7/19 Minor League Report - Mitre Takes Loss In Final Tuneup

(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (56-40) lost to Gwinnett (44-52) 6-2: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Kevin Russo 3B: 0-for-3, BB
Chad Huffman LF: 0-for-4
Eduardo Nunez SS: 0-for-4
Chad Tracy DH: 0-for-4
Jesus Montero C: 3-for-3, 2B, BB, R --- now batting .267
Jorge Vazquez 1B: 1-for-3, HR (8), 2 RBI (30), BB, R
Eric Bruntlett 2B: 1-for-3, BB, SB (6)
Reid Gorecki RF: 0-for-4, 3 K's
Greg Golson CF: 1-for-3, 2B

Pitching:
Sergio Mitre (L, 0-1): 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HB (7.04 ERA)
Eric Wordekemper: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (4.05 ERA)
Zack Segoiva: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (4.68 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Mitre 73-48, Wordekemper 38-26, Segovia 26-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mitre 10-0, Wordekemper 1-1, Segovia 1-2.


(Double-A) Trenton (57-38) beat Richmond (44-51) 6-0: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Justin Christian LF: 1-for-4, RBI (35)
Justin Snyder SS: 1-for-4, BB, R
Austin Romine C; 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI (48), R
Brandon Laird 3B: 2-for-4
Daniel Brewer CF: 0-for-3, RBI (44)
Matthew Cuisck 2B: 1-for-4, 2 R, SB (1)
Marcos Vechionacci: 1-for-3, BB, R
Jack Rye DH: 1-for-4, 3B, RBI (6)
Edwar Gonzalez RF: 0-for-2, IBB, R, SB (4), HBP

Pitching:
Lance Pendleton (W, 8-4): 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 5 K (3.73 ERA)
Wilkins Arias: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (2.68 ERA)
George Kontos (H, 2): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K (3.72 ERA)
Ryan Pope: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (4.27 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Pendleton 3-8, Arias 0-1, Kontos 2-2, Pope 2-0.


(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 51-39; Second Half: 15-7) beat Bradenton (Overall: 52-41; Second Half: 13-10) 11-4: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Raymond Kruml LF: 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI (6), 3 R, SB (12), HBP
Jose Pirela SS: 3-for-4, 2B, RBI (40), BB, 2 R
Corban Joseph 2B: 3-for-3, 2 RBI (49), BB, R, HBP
Bradley Suttle 3B: 2-for-4, 2B, 4 RBI (50), R, HBP
Melky Mesa CF: 1-for-4, 3B, BB, R
Zolio Almonte RF: 0-for-5
Trent Lockwood DH: 1-for-4, HR (3), 3 RBI (24), BB, R
Jose Gil C: 0-for-4, R
Myron Leslie 1B: 1-for-4, R

Pitching:
Graham Stoneburner (W, 5-4): 5.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (2.54 ERA)
Adam Olbrychowski: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K (2.89 ERA)
John Van Benschoten: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (8.44 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Stoneburner 3-4, Olbrychowski 1-3, Van Benschoten 1-0.


(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 42-51; Second Half: 11-13) had an off day.


(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (16-12) and Vermont (21-9) were rained out.


(Rookie) GCL Yankees (9-16) lost to the GCL Phillies (12-13) 5-4: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Kelvin Duran CF: 0-for-5
Anderson Felix 2B: 2-for-5, 2B, R
Ramon Flores LF: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI (9), BB, R
Reymond Nunez 1B: 1-for-4, 3B
Cito Culver SS: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 R
Fu-Lin Kuo 3B: 1-for-3, HBP
Damian Taveras C: 1-for-4, 2 RBI (5)
Jose Toussen DH: 0-for-4, SB (5)
Judd Golsan RF: 1-for-3, SB (7), HBP

Pitching:
Matthew Richardson: 4 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HB (4.64 ERA)
Trevor Johnson (L, 0-2): 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (4.50 ERA)
Kramer Sneed: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (6.00 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Richardson, M 8-3, Johnson 3-2, Sneed 3-1.

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The Most Marketable Man In Baseball: Derek Jeter

Sports Business Daily did a recent survey to find out who the most marketable player in baseball was. They asked corporate brand managers, marketing and branding executives, and baseball media this question, and with almost 80% of the first place votes Derek Jeter topped the list.
Derek Jeter, New York Yankees Albert Pujols, Cardinals 1B Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins C Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals SP Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies 1B Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays 3B Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants SP David Wright, New York Mets 3B Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees 3B

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