When Brian Cashman traded slugging right fielder Gary Sheffield to Detroit for three young pitchers before the 2007 season, Dominican-born right hander Humberto Sanchez was considered the key player. Having acquired Bobby Abreu from the Phillies...

July 7, 1993: Tom Browning makes a rooftop visit in Chicago. During the 3rd inning of the Reds 4-3 win over the Cubs game at Wrigley field, Browning left the dugout in uniform, walked across Sheffield Avenue to sit with a group of Cubs fans on the...

Syracuse 4 Toledo 5 Fernando Seguignol walked twice, homered, and doubled. Freddy Guzman had 2 singles and 2 walks and 3 stolen bases. Anastacio Martinez allowed 3 runs in 5 innings of work. Francisco Cruceta allowed a run in 1 inning on 2 hits a...

AA - The Trenton Thunder activated pitcher Kevin Whelan from the disabled list yesterday. Whelan was one of the chips that the Yankees received in the Gary Sheffield deal...and with a good performance, he'll probably end up in AAA before the end o...

Picture this: The Yankees come off a sweep of a terrific offense, capping it with a 13-0 blowout victory over the Astros' best pitcher. The team moves a season high four games above .500, their farm teams are winning, their prospects are playing well...

The Yankees begin a 3-game series this evening with the San Diego Padres at Yankee Stadium . The Yankees are 3-2 in interleague play thus far, with all the wins coming against the Astros and the two losses against the Mets . The Padres , under second...

Today's collection of links... We'll be doing our usual live chat here at 2pm CST today. New blog to check out: NPB Tracker .  Patrick's goal is to provide a reliable source of information on Japanese leagues to an American audience. ...

I was under the impression that an important step in Joel Zumaya 's rehabilitation was being able to pitch in back-to-back games before returning to the majors.  After one inning of work last night with Triple-A Toledo, in which he struck out...

With Gary Sheffield beginning his rehab assignment I’ve heard quite a bit from Tigers fans that are actually concerned that Sheffield is coming back. Sheffield and his struggles have been received a considerable portion of the blame for the...

Yankees' ace Chien -Ming Wang falls to injury and reactions come pouring in: "Absolutely devastating."--Buster Olney , ESPN "The Yankees have to replace 19 wins in a rotation that wasn't that good to begin with."-- Chicago Tribune. "There is no...

Josh Hamilton , Michael Young and Ian Kinsler are beginning to find some welcome company near the top. As the dynamic triumvirate of Texas Rangers further solidified their standing among the top-two vote-getters at each of their respective...

Syracuse 2 Toledo 5 Joel Zumaya pitched 1 inning, allowing 2 hits and an unearned run, but he walked no one and fanned 2. Clete Thomas is playing again and was a triple short of the cycle with 2 stolen bases so the ankle is probably okay. Chris...

2008 MLB All-Star Balloting : American League First Base RANK PLAYER NAME AL TEAM TOTAL VOTES 1. Youkilis, K. Red Sox 1,187,909 2. Morneau, J. Twins 897,199 3. Giambi, J. Yankees 608,952 4. Pena, C. Rays 368,640 5. Konerko, P....

Let’s let history be our guide here. When Hideki Matsui and Gary Sheffield got injured in the spring of 2006, everybody clamored for Brian Cashman to make a move. He did, about six weeks later when he obtained Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle for...

Just spoke to Brian Cashman. If you’re expecting C.C. Sabathia in the Bronx any time soon, don’t hold your breath. “There is no trade market at the moment,” he said. “I’m not optimistic that something can get...