WHY YANKEES NEWS IS TAKING OVER BYB

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Freddy Garcia: Freddy threw a bullpen session the other day to test his cut finger, but he only threw his fastball and some other breaking balls, not his splitter. The splitter has been his go to pitch this season, which has been a big part of his 10-7 season with a 3.17 ERA. If he can't make his start Sunday, manager Joe Girardi said there is a possibility of Garcia landing on the Disabled List. Read that HERE.Alex Rodriguez: His rehab from his knee surgery is complete. After a 1 for 2 day including two walks and an RBI in Scranton for the AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees, A-Rod made the flight to Minnesota to join the Yanks. He didn't play Thursday, and he won't play Friday. The date for Alex's return will probably be Saturday. Check that out HERE. He's been sketchy at best defensively during his rehab, but that's to be expected. He's been out of action for over six weeks.

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Raul Valdes: Veteran lefty reliever Raul Valdes was signed by the Yankees the other day. You can read that HERE. The Yankees moved pitcher Jeff Marquez to the 60-Day DL to make room for Valdes on the 40-Man roster so he could possibly get a chance at the Bigs come September. This could be just a minor league depth move, considering they had JC Romero awhile back. Romero was released a few days ago and has signed on with the Colorado Rockies. Valdes tossed a scoreless inning for Scranton Wilkes/Barre against the Durham Bulls, AAA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, on Thursday.

Those blasted Umpires: The umpires did in fact make the wrong call when they upheld Billy Butler's home run after turning to the replay booth during Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Royals. Check that story out HERE. The ball appeared to ricochet off the padding on the top of the wall and off the second chained fence behind the padded wall and onto the field. According to the ground rules, the ball is supposed to go over that second small fence and into the stands. If you haven't seen it for yourself, check it out HERE.



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