New York Yankees reliever Brian Bruney and outfielder Xavier Nady showing improvement from injuries

by Colin Stephenson

Reliever Brian Bruney threw a bullpen session Friday -- 20 pitches, all fastballs -- and reported his strained right elbow had no pain. In talking to reporters, the righthander first didn't want to suggest he had any kind of timetable in mind, saying he thought part of his problem the last time he returned from the injury had to do with setting a timetable to return and then rushing himself to meet it.

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Why the New York Yankees Need To Trade Hideki Matsui

by A.J. Martelli

He burst onto the Major League Baseball scene in 2003, crushing a grand slam home run in his first home game with the New York Yankees.

So far this season, Hideki Matsui has eight homers, 22 RBI, and is batting .256. But he is certainly not the durable player he once was, and the Yankees should consider trading him.

In his first three seasons, Matsui played in every single game, compiling a streak of 518 consecutive games played. In his 519th game against Boston on May 11, 2006, he broke his wrist and was sidelined for the majority of the season.

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Baseball phenom Bryce Harper lists playing for New York Yankees as one of his dreams

It is still uncertain whether or not LeBron James will be playing in New York for the Knicks come fall 2010. But even if he doesn't end up in the Big Apple, it doesn't mean the second-coming of the "Chosen One" won't call New York his home -- only this rendition will be swinging a bat and wearing spikes, with eye-black smeared across his cheeks. You better go ahead and start betting online for this guy."

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The New York Yankees Pitching Conundrum

by Dan Dummeyer

Today the Yankees will send Chien-Ming Wang, a winless pitcher with a 16.07 ERA and without a start in nearly three months, to the mound against the high-octane Texas Rangers lineup.

This move, returning the franchise's former de facto ace to a starting role, prompted team brass to bump their current ace back a day in the rotation (a convenient plus that will split up their southpaw starters) and move a young man once considered the top prospect in professional baseball, Phil Hughes, from the rotation to the bullpen.

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New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett suspended; Derek Jeter gets a day off while Mark Teixeira is back

by Matt Gelb

A.J. Burnett was suspended six games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Thursday. The suspension was set to begin Thursday, but Burnett will appeal. That appeal could prove to be successful considering there was no warning issued by umpires until after Burnett threw a pitch near the head of Nelson Cruz in the fifth inning Tuesday.

The news came down after Joe Girardi's pregame meeting with the media, so whether or not the Yankees would move Phil Hughes into Burnett's spot, should the suspension hold, is unclear.

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Phil Hughes to the New York Yankees Bullpen: Stupid Move

by Perry Arnold

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi and General Manager Brian Cashman announced yesterday that Chien-Ming Wang will return to the starting rotation on Thursday and that Phil Hughes will go to the bullpen.

They also announced that they will re-evaluate the decision in about two weeks and decide at that point whether Hughes should return to Scranton to get work as a starter.

This is a dangerous move by the Yankees brain trust.

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