Mailbag: Will Yanks go all-out for CC?
How hard will the Yankees pursue CC Sabathia? Could Manny play in the Bronx next season? Yankees beat reporter Bryan Hoch answers these questions and more in the latest mailbag.
P Phil Hughes ...159 mins 
SP Phil Hughes ...223 mins 
SP Phil Hughes ...223 mins 
CF Brett Gardner ...1389 mins 
1B Juan Miranda ...4754 mins 
SS Derek Jeter ...4774 mins 
SS Derek Jeter ...4894 mins 
1B Juan Miranda ...5374 mins 
SP Mike Mussina ...6119 mins 
RF Bobby Abreu ...6169 mins 
R Mariano Rivera ...shoulder
R Scott Patterson ...back
C Jorge Posada ...shoulder
S Chien-Ming Wang ...foot
R Jonathan Albaladejo ...elbow
29 Daisuke Matsuzaka (P - bos)
27 Brad Lidge (P - phi)
27 Rich Harden (P - oak)
27 Cole Hamels (P - phi)
25 B.J. Upton (CF - tba)
24 Dustin Pedroia (2B - bos)
24 Brett Myers (P - phi)
21.32 Andy Sonnanstine (P - tba)
19 Manny Ramirez (LF - bos)
8 Akinori Iwamura (2B - tba)
7 Andre Ethier (RF - lan)
4 Julio Lugo (SS - bos)
3 Jayson Werth (RF - phi)
2 Blake DeWitt (2B - lan)


How hard will the Yankees pursue CC Sabathia? Could Manny play in the Bronx next season? Yankees beat reporter Bryan Hoch answers these questions and more in the latest mailbag.
On Monday, Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes was selected as the Arizona Fall League's pitcher of the week for the circuit's first week of action.
With Brian Cashman back in the fold as the Yankees' general manager, the organization has opened discussions regarding potential changes for 2009, including -- but not limited to -- the coaching staff.
With longtime manager Joe Torre at the helm of the Dodgers, and the Red Sox and Rays representing the AL East, the Yankees are keeping a keen eye on this year's playoffs, despite not making an appearance for the first time since 1993.
Now that he's skipped Cal and aced the instructional league, the next turbo charge for Kyle Higashioka could be heading to full-season ball.
The end of an era
The Yankees have canceled plans for a sendoff ceremony to be held in November at Yankee Stadium, moving the 85-year-old ballpark nearer to closing its doors forever.
Having collected 100 RBIs in six straight seasons, free agent-to-be Bobby Abreu believes he has stated his case for what he can offer the Yankees upon a potential return.
Closer Mariano Rivera had a calcified joint in his right shoulder shaved Tuesday. He is expected to be ready to pitch again in time for Spring Training.
Phil Hughes took a big step toward regaining his status as a top pitching prospect for the New York Yankees on Tuesday, opening the AFL season by allowing one hit over five scoreless innings in the Javelinas' 10-3 win over the Rafters.
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera had surgery Tuesday on his right shoulder and is expected to resume throwing in three months, a month ahead of Spring Training.
Fandom reigns for Senses Fail
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his sore right shoulder on Tuesday, the team has announced. The procedure will be performed by Dr. David Altchek at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
The Yankees will be moving to the new ballpark across the street, and they want to put a better team out there than they had in the 2008 season. General manager Brian Cashman will do that by using the free-agent and trade markets to upgrade the starting pitching.
After agreeing to a three-year contract extension on Tuesday, GM Brian Cashman was back to work on Wednesday, reviewing some of the decisions the Yankees will face in the free-agent market this offseason.
Not willing to let his legacy in pinstripes die with a lackluster 2008 season, Yankees vice president and general manager Brian Cashman signed a three-year contract with the club on Tuesday.
The Yankees announced that they have reached an agreement with senior vice president and GM Brian Cashman to remain in the same role through the 2011 season.
Two figures near and dear to Yankees fans hearts will take their teams head-to-head in the National League Division Series, as Joe Torre's Dodgers and Lou Piniella's Cubs prepare to open their best-of-five series on Wednesday at Wrigley Field.
A free agent, Andy Pettitte has not come to a conclusion on if he'll play next season. But as of Monday it seemed more likely Pettitte would play in 2009 than Mike Mussina, whom some believe could be heading into retirement after recording his 20th win.
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has opted to undergo minor surgery on his injured right shoulder rather than receive periodic cortisone treatments.
The Yankees won their last game at Yankee Stadium, but the victory came in September, rather than in October's postseason as they had hoped when the season began.
Jonathan Van Every's RBI single cashed in Alex Cora's leadoff triple, lifting the Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Yankees in 10 innings at Fenway Park on Sunday to complete a day-night doubleheader on the season's final day.
Mike Mussina added an important line to his vaunted resume on Sunday, completing the first 20-win season of his career by defeating the Red Sox, 6-2, in the first game of a split doubleheader on the regular season's final day.
The Yankees have had no shortage of plans to help guide Joba Chamberlain's development, so it stands to reason that they may be able to come up with a few more this offseason. Joe Girardi said on Sunday that while no decisions have been made, the Yankees could use the righty in the rotation for the entire 2009 season, as long as they carefully select his innings.
A free agent after this season, 19-game winner Mike Mussina faces some uncertainty about exactly where he will go or what he will do after the final outs are recorded on Sunday.