Baseball Digest » Eastern League All-Star Game http://www.baseballdigest.com America's longest-running baseball-only magazine Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:32:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Views from the Facade – 7/15 http://www.baseballdigest.com/2009/07/15/views-from-the-facade-715/ http://www.baseballdigest.com/2009/07/15/views-from-the-facade-715/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:29:19 +0000 Drew Sarver http://baseballdigest.com/?p=3139 The Yankees have acknowledged that Damaso Marte does still exist.  Watching MLB Network last night, I noticed on the crawl that Marte will  begin a rehab assignment on Thursday with the Gulf Coast League Yankees.

The Trenton Thunder host tonight’s Eastern League All-Star game.  Thunder team members, and Yankees prospects, Jesus Montero, Zach McAllister, Mike Dunn, Josh Schmidt, Reegie Corona, Eduardo Nunez, and Jorge Vazquez will represent the Northern squad.   Trenton manager Tony Franklin will be at the helm of the North along with his coaching staff.

The Yankees begin a 10-game homestand beginning Thursday night with Detroit.  After 3 games with the Tigers, the Orioles come to town for 3 before the A’s finish the homestand with a 4-game set.  The Tigers series includes Old-Timer’s Day on Sunday, July 19.

When the Chien-Ming Wang’s spot in the rotation comes up, the Yankees will probably go with Sergio Mitre and move Al Aceves back to the pen.

The Yankees will also look elsewhere for a starting pitcher.  According to the NY Post, Pittsburgh’s Ian Snell is among those who have piqued the Yankees interest.  The Bombers are also looking into Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman.

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