... re-insert Joba or Phil into the bullpen. With those two in the rotation and Marte likely the left handed setup, personally, I would give David &# ... see increased roles in the bridge to Mariano from Robertson and Marte. Realistically, if Phil and Joba are not to be in the bullpen, who else would you trust? ... , Yankees Outlook Tagged: Alfredo Aceves, Damaso Marte, David Robertson, Joba Chamberlain, ...

... Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. Cashman feels David Robertson and Damaso Marte can pitch the seventh and eighth innings in front of Mariano Rivera, but a Yankee run at Lackey, Ben Sheets or ... not known.I don't know about you, but I'm not comfortable with David Robertson and Damaso Marte being the main setup men. Maybe they will need two relievers after all.

... . The Yanks shipped him to Pittsburgh in the Xavier Nady-Damaso Marte trade after having to suspend him twice for insubordination, and the now 21-year- ... and called it a steal. When Tabata and Ross Ohlendorf were doing well for the Pirates while Nady and Marte went down with injuries, it was an awful move. When Marte turned Chase Utley and Ryan Howard into Corey Patterson and Yuniesky Betancourt en ...

... regretting the trade that brought Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte over from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Yes, Marte was clutch in the World Series against Ryan Howard, but I really wonder if all the pieces that the Yanks gave up was worth under ... ’s what the original deal was. Yankees received Nady and Marte. Pirates received Ross Ohlendorf, Jeff Karstens, Daniel McCutchen ...

... be a young fixture there to go along with Justin Verlander and Rick Porcello. They also get Coke in the deal, who fell out of favor in the playoffs to Damaso Marte, plus the Tigers could lose Brandon Lyon and Fernando Rodney ... getting Coke will bring youth to their bullpen. If the Yankees didn't have Marte locked up for another two years, Coke doesn't get moved, but because ...

... N #3WR Johnny Cueto 4 0 2008 CIN R 6 N #1WR Damaso Marte 15 0 2008 NYA L 1 3 #1WL Kyle McClellan 18 0 2008 ... 81 174 178 68 158 29 31 0 Marte 35 5R 5 3 4.02 65 ... -1 2 7 5 4e24 E C 14 Marte N +0 0 3 0 2e0 E ...

... relief corps that will feature David Robertson, Alfredo Aceves, Damaso Marte, Phil Coke and possibly Brian Bruney and/or Mark Melancon. I'm not saying that group definitely can get the job done without help. ... another mistake along the lines of the contracts they've recently handed out to Marte and Kyle Farnsworth. If Brian Cashman has had a weak spot over the years ...

... Rosenberg 9 - Chase d'Arnaud 8 - Rudy Owens 7 - Starling Marte 6 - Gorkys Hernandez 5 - Tony Sanchez 4 - Tim Alderson 3 - ... AA level, his first struggles of his professional career. The Pirates benefitted from those issues, landing Tabata in a trade that sent Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte to the Yankees, and also brought back Ross Ohlendorf, Daniel McCutchen, and Jeff Karstens ...

... full display. The ticket prices are a problem, but only the super expensive Legends Seats. Everything else is pretty reasonable. 7. Damaso Marte went from a massive Goat to the only reliable bullpen arm, outside ... Was this an aberration or will he dominate Left Handers in 2010? Marte came back from the WBC with a shoulder injury he said he suffered while weightlifting, ...

... how high they rose in the system: Christian Guzman A Eric Milton AA Mike Lowell AAA Jim Leyritz MLB Ricky Ledee MLB Wily Mo Pena A Damaso Marte (bonus player- started with the Mariners) AA D'Angelo Jimenez MLB Randy Flores AAA Ted Lilly (bonus- started with Montreal) AAA Marcus Thames MLB Brandon Claussen ...

... taken and warrants being protected. Zach Kroenke is a lefty with fringy stuff who put up a low ERA in Scranton in 2009. With Phil Coke, Mike Dunn, and Damaso Marte fighting for appearances in 2010, I don’t see room for a guy like Kroenke on the 40-man. Kevin Whelan has always tantalized with his stuff, but his control issues are ...

... that he’s so reliable. It’s hard to find relievers like that, and it’s very easy to pay quite a bit of money for a reliever who falters. In the case of Damaso Marte, it’s easy to pay quite a bit of money to a reliever who falters, then comes up huge in the playoffs. The Yankees have been able to find in-house setup candidates in ...

... ERA. The Pirates designated Jeff Karstens for assignment to clear roster space.  Karstens, 27, was pretty well-regarded by the Pirates when he arrived as part of the Xavier Nady/Damaso Marte trade with the Yankees in July of 2008.  He pitched well in his nine starts that year but was bumped from the rotation in June for Charlie Morton.

... need to show that he is not the next 4-A pitcher. The other thing to remember is the Yankees are loaded with left handed reliever. You have Phil Coke and Damaso Marte on the big league roster with Michael Dunn waiting in the wings. That obviously could have played into the decision. Chad Jennings points out that it’s not easy for Rule ...

... a very good prospect (Tabata), a good starting pitcher (Ross Ohlendorf) and another interesting player (Dan McCutchen) for Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte. That trade was, it turns out, a steal for the Pirates. Beyond that, the Pirates' problem has been that teams are increasingly unwilling to trade genuinely excellent prospects. It' ...