MLB Teams Will Likely Have Expanded Rosters During Compressed 2020 Season

When and if Opening Day comes around this year, New York Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake anticipates a brimming bullpen.

Fox Sports Midwest

Scott Boras: MLB Players Already In Best 'Isolation' Situation

Scott Boras, baseball’s most renowned player representative, argued that major leaguers would be best served staying and working out at teams’ spring training sites rather than traveling home.

NY Post

These Roster Battles Are Getting Interesting

Rookies attempting to play their way onto the roster over here, veterans determined to hold on over there. All these players -- trust us, all of ‘em -- have done the numbers in their heads, and with Opening Day less than a month away, there are lots for teams to sort out in terms of who goes, who stays, etc.

St. Louis Official Site

Jake Odorizzi Confident But Cautious With 2020 Rotation

When Jake Odorizzi sees the injury attrition already seizing the Yankees at this point in the spring, he's reminded of the most important goal for the Twins' starters ahead of the regular season: Just stay healthy.

Minnesota Official Site

Marco Gonzales' Spring Debut

If this had been the regular season, Marco Gonzales wouldn’t have been a happy camper. But instead, it was his first outing of Cactus League play.

Seattle Official Site

James Paxton Still Optimistic He'll Be Back In May

James Paxton is “optimistic” he could begin his throwing program in 10 days if his rehab continues to go smoothly. The Yankee left-hander had surgery to repair a disc in his lower back earlier this month and was projected to be rehabbing for three to four months.

NY Daily News

James Paxton Will Miss Three-Four Months After Surgery

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Yankees Signed James Paxton To One-Year/$12.5M Deal To Avoid Salary Arbitration

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Yankees Make Signing Gerrit Cole Toip Offseason Priority

The New York Yankees have made signing right-hander Gerrit Cole their clear offseason priority and have ownership-level approval to offer him a record-setting deal, sources familiar with their plans told ESPN.

ESPN

Masahiro Tanaka Building October Resume That Rivals Mariano Rivera's

Part of Masahiro Tanaka's legacy with the Yankees is that he’s money in October. How do you define that? By putting him in the conversation with, oh, Mariano Rivera.

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Luke Voit 'Trying Everything' To Make Yankees Playoff Roster

Luke Voit insists his sick bat isn’t connected to the hernia that landed him on the injured list from July 31 to Aug. 29, but the slump has put the first baseman’s chances of being on the Yankees’ ALDS roster in peril.

NY Post

Masahiro Tanaka 'Absoluetly Confident' Coming Out Of Bullpen

Since the moment that the Yankees popped corks to celebrate their first goal of securing the American League East title, manager Aaron Boone has used the remaining games on the schedule as something of a laboratory, experimenting with various permutations of how the club might want to deploy the roster in October.

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James Paxton Exits After One Inning With 'Dull Soreness'

Under normal circumstances, James Paxton believes that he could have pitched through the left glute tightness that limited his final regular-season start to one inning on Friday evening. The Yankees would rather have him rested and ready for the American League Division Series.

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Thank You, CC Sabathia: Lefty Moved To Tears By Tribute

CC Sabathia’s commute to Yankee Stadium seemed ordinary on Sunday morning, rolling out of his New Jersey driveway and crossing the George Washington Bridge, just like he has been doing for more than a decade. The hurler said he didn’t realize until later that it was his final regular-season home game as an active player.

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Masahiro Tanaka Surrenders 12 Runs In Lopsided Loss

As the score grew lopsided in a lengthy first inning, Masahiro Tanaka never looked toward the third-base dugout for assistance, nor would the Yankees have expected him to. Entering the rivalry weekend backed by a taxed bullpen, his assignment was clear: Soak up as many outs as possible, hopefully saving the staff for the next few days.

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Charlie Blackmon Makes Rockies History At Yankee Stadium

Although the Rockies lost to the Yankees on Saturday afternoon, manager Bud Black saw signs of life on offense after they scored five runs in the sixth inning.

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James Paxton Delivers Strong 11-Strike Out Start In Yankees' Loss

It doesn’t get much better than what James Paxton brought to the table on Sunday afternoon.

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Gleyber Torres Hits Walk-Off Single As Yankees Storm Back

James Paxton was shaky against the Blue Jays on Wednesday, allowing six runs in just 4 1/3 innings. But with the Yankees’ high-powered offense, it didn’t end up mattering. The Yanks came back from an early five-run deficit, and Gleyber Torres delivered a walk-off single in the ninth for an 8-7 victory at Yankee Stadium after Zack Britton had allowed the game to be tied in the top of the inning.

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Gleyber Torres Steals Show In Yankees' Seventh Straight Win

Instinct spurred Gleyber Torres toward the middle of the diamond as he pursued a potential double-play ball in the eighth inning on Friday, executing a backhand snag. A split-second determination was made that the only possible play was to use the glove to flip the ball to Didi Gregorius.

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Mats' Ace Up Their Sleeve? Jason Vargas

When asked earlier this week what’s been different during Jason Vargas’ recent run of success, Mets manager Mickey Callaway bristled at the question.

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