Why No New York Yankee is Happier Than Infielder Eduardo Nunez This Week (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Infielder Eduardo Nunez cannot be losing sleep over his position in manager Joe Girardi's depth chart, because it was solidified this week after the New York Yankees announced their failure to come to a contractual agreement with Japanese infielder Hiroyuki Nakajima.

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Girardi: Yankees’ rotation is set (Yahoo! Sports)

Forget about the free agents still out there on the market. With the return of Freddy Garcia for 2012, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi believes his rotation is already in place. Girardi told the New York Daily News that he expects to use CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova, A.J.

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Joe Girardi: If Jorge Posada Retires, He Will Be Missed (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--Beyond the ongoing "keep'em, dump'em" debate within New York Yankees Universe following a prompt exit from the 2011 postseason--courtesy of the Detroit Tigers--lies the reality of "Core Four" member Jorge Posada having possibly played his...

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Yankees to first address C.C., starting rotation in offseason (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--It came as no surprise when New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi told writers inside the press conference room at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday that his team, after GM Brian Cashman's re-signing, will focus on addressing the pitching rotation.

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Yankees to first address C.C., starting rotation in offseason (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--It came as no surprise when New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi told writers inside the press conference room at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday that his team, after GM Brian Cashman's re-signing, will focus on addressing the pitching rotation.

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Joe Girardi on Yanks’ elimination: ‘We just didn’t get that big hit when we really needed it’ (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--The New York Yankees kept waiting for someone, one through nine, to deliver the big hit for them when needed most during the ALDS vs. the Detroit Tigers, but it never happened. "We just didn't get that big hit when we really needed it," Yankees manager Joe...

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Girardi: Yankees rotation main area of concern (AP)

Yankees manager Joe Girardi sat in the interview room wearing a pinstriped shirt. This one, however, was of the dress variety with a collar. There was no interlocking NY of the Yankees jersey. And with good reason: No game to play Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. Five days after the season ended too soon for an organization determined to win the World Series every year, Girardi cited "luck" 10...

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ALCS: Ivan Nova Yanked Early in Game 5 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi had a quick hook with starting pitcher Ivan Nova in Thursday's decisive Game 5 of the ALCS, and for good reason -- the rookie looked off early on against the Detroit Tigers. Girardi pulled Nova after two innings, after he had given up three...

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Yankees to go with A.J. Burnett in Game 4 if needed (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi confirmed Sunday that A.J. Burnett would start a potential Game 4 of the ALDS against the Tigers. Burnett had been slated to work in relief this series, but Friday's rainout means the shaky right-hander will be needed to start if the series...

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MLB Notebook: Sabathia won’t start until Game 3 (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi has ruled out CC Sabathia for Game 2 of the ALDS. Sabathia indicated following Friday's suspended game that he would lobby to start Game 2 of the ALDS against the Tigers on Sunday, but Girardi will go with Freddy Garcia in Game 2 and...

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