Sergio Mitre, a 28-year-old right-hander who last pitched for the Florida Marlins in 2007, will be the fifth starter for the New York Yankees for the time being. Mitre is expected to stay in this role while Chien-Ming Wang attempts to get healthy. Mitre’s first start will be Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles.
Mitre has most recently made news for getting suspended 50 games for testing positive in the MLB’s drug program. In the minor leagues this season, he had a 1.93 ERA in Single-A and a 2.40 ERA in Triple-A.
While his minor league numbers look good, don’t expect him to …read more

In Sunday’s game against the Florida Marlins, New York Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia was forced to leave the game in the second inning. He diagnosed with left biceps tightness.
The good news for fantasy baseball owners is that Sabathia says the injury is minor. In fact, reports indicate that he didn’t even want leave the mound.
Said Sabathia: “It wasn’t a sharp pain or anything. It just felt a little tight. It’s something I felt before, between starts or something. It’s nothing major.”
Prior to leaving the game, Sabathia pitched 1.1 innings while giving up three hits and one earned runs. For the …read more

Alex Rodriguez is ready to return. On Friday, he’ll return to the New York Yankees lineup and will likely be on the field at third base. Rodriguez has been sidelined the entire season due to offseason hip surgery.
Without their superstar third baseman, the Yankees are 13-15 on the season and are currently in fourth place in the AL East — 5.5 games behind the division leading Toronto Blue Jays.
For those in the fantasy baseball world who have patiently been waiting for A-Rod to return, what can they expect to get out of him the rest of the way? Considering that …read more