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After a winter filled with courtroom drama, Andy Pettitte was able to get back to what he knows best … baseball. Pettitte returned to the mound today and threw 35 pitches, almost on par with the rest of the Yankees pitchers.
Pettitte said that despite the winter filled with controversy surrounding steroids and human growth […]

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The New York Post is reporting that while Joba Chamberlain will prepare during spring training as a starter, he will begin the 2008 season in the bullpen for the Yankees.
The Yankees want to limith Chamberlain to 140 innings in 2008. To me, that seems like an awfully low number, one that would have to […]

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According to the Associated Press, the Yankees and Robinson Cano have reached a four-year, $30 million contract to avoid arbitration.
The deal is potentially worth $57 million over six seasons should the Yankees exercise the options for 2012 and 2013. The contract starts at $3 million and increases in $3 million increments up to the […]

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The Dallas Morning News is reporting that the Rangers are looking into bringing free agent outfielder Kevin Mench into Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. The thought is that Mench could compete with Jason Botts and Nelson Cruz for a spot on the bench. If Mench goes back to Texas, their current roster […]

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Jerry Crasnick of ESPN is reporting that the Yankees have signed Morgan Ensberg and will compete for the starting first base job. The Yankees signed Ensberge to a minor league deal, with Ensberg getting $1.75 million if he’s added to the 40-man roster and has incentives that could earn him an additional $2.25 million.
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