Shelley not coming back to Yankees
Shelley Duncan was outrighted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but that doesn’t mean he’ll end up there. The first time a player clears waivers and is sent outright to the minor leagues, he has no choice but to accept the assignment. The second time, he has the right to refuse the assignment. Duncan was outrighted off the 40-man last winter [...] Click on the headline for the rest of this blog post ...

Russo: “I’ll try to do whatever it takes”
Today was a pretty good day for Kevin Russo. Then I called him and nearly screwed up the whole thing. Three minutes into our conversation, there was a very brief pause. ”Sorry,” Russo finally said. “Another car almost hit me.” Danger averted, the conversation continued. “I just found out five minutes ago, actually,” Russo said. “I was trying not to [...] Click on the headline for the rest of this blog post ...

Seven added to 40-man roster
The Yankees added seven players to the 40-man roster this afternoon in preparation for December’s Rule 5 draft. RHP Hector Noesi RHP Ivan Nova RHP Romulo Sanchez INF Reegie Corona INF Eduardo Nunez INF Kevin Russo OF Austin Jackson To open a spot on the 40-man, Shelley Duncan was outrighted off the roster. Click on the headline for the rest of this blog post ...

Girardi being honored by Knicks
Hoping some of that championship glow will rub off, the Knicks are going to honor Yankees manager Joe Girardi for being a generally good guy in the hours after the World Series win. Here’s the press release. KNICKS TO HONOR JOE GIRARDI WITH “CITY SPIRIT” AWARD Yankees’ Manager Wins “City Spirit” Award For Heroic Efforts After World [...] Click on the headline for the rest of this blog post ...

Chien-Ming Wang talks, Taiwan listens
MLB Trade Rumors pointed me to this report, which points to another report that I can’t read without a translator. Basically, Chien-Ming Wang was asked about his uncertain offseason for what must have been the thousandth time. He said he prefers to stay with the Yankees, but the idea of playing for Joe Torre was brought [...] Click on the headline for the rest of this blog post ...