Yanks, Rangers have second thoughts on Loaiza
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MINNEAPOLIS - The Yankees have held discussions with the Texas Rangers about trading Esteban Loaiza for prospects, but both sides have reservations.
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The Rangers rely on Henrik Lundqvist to lock things down on defense. They just never counted on Nigel Dawes to supply all the offense.
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Now that the Texas Rangers have Eric Gagne as their new closer, they can concentrate on trying to get another former Cy Young Award winner for their rotation.
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When the Texas Rangers got off to a quick start this season, it was a nice story. They were the organization, after all, that traded away its franchise player -- and the reigning American League most valuable player -- to an organization full of franchise players.
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The bullpen blew another one. The reliable relievers who carried the New York Yankees all season are coming apart at the most important moment. Mariano Rivera must be tired by now. Tom Gordon is struggling. Paul Quantrill is hurt. And the Yankees are halfway to the biggest collapse in postseason history.
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It had been so long since Esteban Loaiza pitched a complete game, he had no idea if he&#039;d ever last nine innings again.
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The Astros met with Carlos Beltran on Wednesday, as the free agent center fielder continues to weigh his options. Beltran and agent Scott Boras, who met with Yankees
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The Yankees took a risk two years ago when they signed Jon Lieber a few months after his reconstructive elbow surgery. They took another risk yesterday when they declined his option and let him become a free agent.
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Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui, and Bernie Williams each homered and the New York Yankees held on for an 8-7 victory over the Blue Jays last night in Toronto. Esteban Loaiza failed to make it out of the fifth inning in another poor start since being acquired from the Chicago White Sox in a July 31 trade for Jose Contreras.
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The former Yankee, sidelined by surgery, can only be a spectator for Houston&#39;s NLCS matchup with St. Louis. BY DAVID LENNON. ST.
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Alex Rodriguezâs 85-game performance has jolted the Yankees into a change of thinking after previously saying they would not negotiate a contract extension during the season.
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Though manager Terry Francona wasn't willing to discuss his playoff rotation in the wake of last night's 7-3 win over Oakland, he did allow that there is some wiggle room in the way things are currently set up, with Daisuke Matsuzaka and Curt Schilling following Josh Beckett .
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Where would the Yankees be this season without Orlando HernÃ¡ndez? Second place, of course.
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He points to one moment, one conversation with his pal from Cuba. Jose Contreras was struggling, and his friend Orlando Hernandez wanted to know what had happened to the pitcher who triggered an auction between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox before ever slipping on a major league uniform.
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Manager Buck Showalter got an unexpected visit from a group of players late one night last week after a loss during the Texas Rangers' improbable pennant chase.
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RANDY Johnson was not at Yankee Stadium yesterday. He was not in the Stadium Club being introduced to the news media; that was Carl Pavano.
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Javier Vazquez says the New York Yankees would be making a mistake if they trade him.