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New York Yankees Roster Report 2009-04-28


New York Yankees Roster Report 2009-04-28
A flurry of injuries and an embarrassing three-game sweep at the hands of the rival Red Sox derailed the club just when it thought it was starting to straighten itself out. The Yankees took a 6-2 streak into Fenway Park the last weekend of April and left with three players added to the disabled list along with a string of demoralizing losses in which the bullpen blew leads. Of the players to be placed on the DL (Chien-Ming Wang, Brian Bruney and Cody Ransom), only Bruney will be missed as far as performance. The Yankees now have to hope rookie RHP Mark Melancon can show a flash of the talent after getting called up to help out in the bullpen and 3B Alex Rodriguez continues to progress in his rehab to give the offense a needed boost soon.

PLAYER NEWS:

--OF Johnny Damon, who slammed into the Green Monster at Fenway trying to make a catch Saturday, told reporters Monday his left shoulder is sore but that he doesn't want any tests administered. Damon didn't start Sunday's series finale against the Red Sox but flied out to right as a pinch hitter to end the game.

--RHP Chien-Ming Wang, who went on the disabled list Friday with weakness in his right hip, is scheduled to throw a side session Tuesday. Wang is 0-3 with a 34.50 ERA in three starts and the Yankees believe the hip weakness stems from the season-ending foot injury he suffered last June.

--2B Robinson Cano extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a second-inning single against Justin Verlander Monday. Cano went 2-for-4 in the Yankees' 4-2 loss to raise his average to .380. He hit just .151 last April on his way to finishing with a career-low .271 average.

MEDICAL WATCH:

RHP Brian Bruney (sore right elbow) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 22.

RHP Chien-Ming Wang (hip weakness) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 19 with an ailment connected to the season-ending Lisfranc foot injury he suffered last year. GM Brian Cashman said Wang would spend two weeks in physical therapy.

3B Cody Ransom (right quadriceps strain) went on the 60-day disabled list April 26.

OF Xavier Nady (sore right elbow) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 15. He will try to rehab the injury without surgery.

DH Hideki Matsui (left knee surgery in September 2008) won't play in the field before June.

3B Alex Rodriguez (arthroscopic right hip surgery in March 2009) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 27. He resumed baseball activities April 13, and he could be back as soon as May 8.

ROTATION:

LHP CC Sabathia

RHP A.J. Burnett

LHP Andy Pettitte

RHP Joba Chamberlain

BULLPEN:

RHP Mariano Rivera (closer)

LHP Damaso Marte

LHP Phil Coke

RHP Edwar Ramirez

RHP Jose Veras

RHP Jonathan Albaladejo

RHP Steven Jackson

RHP David Robertson

RHP Mark Melancon

CATCHERS:

Jorge Posada

Jose Molina

INFIELDERS:

1B Mark Teixeira

2B Robinson Cano

SS Derek Jeter

3B Angel Berroa

INF Ramiro Pena

OUTFIELDERS:

LF Johnny Damon

CF Brett Gardner

RF Nick Swisher

DH Hideki Matsui

OF Melky Cabrera


Author:Fox Sports
Author's Website:http://www.foxsports.com
Added: April 28, 2009

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