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Today's 2018 Pinstripe Preview features third  year right- handed pitcher Luis  Cessa . The young 25-year-old (26 in April) first came to the Yankees alongside bullpen stud Chad Green in the December 2015 trade that sent lefty Justin Wilson to the Detroit Tigers.   Cessa  had previously been a highly regarded prospect in the Mets' system and was a part of the  Yoenis  Cespedes trade along with 2016 American League Rookie of the Year Michael Fulmer.   Luis  Cessa  made his major league debut on April 8th , 2016 in a relief effort against the Tigers and went on to play a swingman role for the 2016 Yankees the rest of the way.     Photo Credit: Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

It seems that even after acquiring slugger Giancarlo Stanton, the Yankees are not done shopping this offseason.  According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post , the Yankees have traded righty Bryan Mitchell and third baseman Chase Headley to the Padres for outfielder Jabari Blash. Photo Credit: Elsa | Getty Images Because of the small return in a 28-year old-outfielder with a career .200 batting average that has no chance of sniffing the Yankees outfield, this is a clear salary dump for the New York Yankees. This is also a two for one trade to clear space on the 40-man roster.   With the subtraction of Headley and the $13 million left on his contract for 2018, Todd Frazier automatically becomes a candidate to be resigned by the Yankees to man third base. Frazier, a New Jersey guy who clearly loves playing in pinstripes, should be fairly easy for the Yankees to retain if they want him to. Toward the end of the season, Frazier was favored at third base over Chase He...

The Yankees are going to need to make some minor moves soon in order to create enough spots on their 40-man roster to protect their plethora of young talent from the Rule 5 draft. Here is who could be on the chopping block as a non-tender candidate or possible trade candidate in the coming weeks: Photo Credit: AP

The Yankees have one of the most heralded bullpens in the majors, routinely labeled one of the best in the MLB, and usually owning a top five bullpen ERA. However, if you took the blood pressure of Yankee fans when Aroldis Chapman or Dellin Betances stroll out to the mound in a tight game, they would most likely compare to a cardiac arrest patient, why is that? MLB.com

The Yankees entered Sunday afternoon’s contest looking to complete a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles as the offense looked to stay hot to wrap up the weekend. However, the Yankees spotted themselves an early 6-1 deficit and were unable to complete the comeback as they fell 6-4. Photo Credit: Seth Wenig | AP The Orioles struck first in the top of the second on a sharp RBI single up the middle by Austin Hays to score Chris Davis. Yankees starter Sonny Gray did a nice job of limiting the damage there, which in turn allowed Didi Gregorius to step up and tie the game with his third homer in three games in the bottom of the second. The blast was Gregorius’ 24th on the season, tying him with Derek Jeter for the single season record for homers in a season by a Yankee shortstop. Photo Credit: Seth Wenig | AP Gray gave the lead right back in the top of the third on a 3-2-2 RBI double down the left field line by Trey Mancini to score Manny Machado all the way ...

With rosters expanding today, the Yankees took little time to make some additions to their active roster prior to game two of their four-game series versus the Boston Red Sox. Photo Credit: MLB.com

After a much-needed day off, the Yankees were back in action Monday night facing the Toronto Blue Jays. For the Bombers, C.C. Sabathia (9-4, 3.81 ERA) got the nod looking to keep the Yankees close in the battle for the American League East. For the Blue Jays, J.A. Happ (4-8, 3.92 ERA) took the hill coming off a solid start against the White Sox. Fred Thornhill/ The Canadian Press via AP