NEW YORK - Going back to the Colorado Rockies for trade deadline help, the Yankees have added Jake Bird to their bullpen. On Thursday afternoon, the Yanks landed the swing-and-miss right-hander in a ...

The Jake Bird Trade Already Looks Like a Miss for the Yankees originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Five days after acquiring Jake Bird from the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees have optioned ...

ARLINGTON, Texas – One-third of the Yankees’ trade deadline bullpen haul is headed for Triple-A. The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday morning, a day after he ...

4:27pm: The deal has been officially announced. Outfielder Bryan De La Cruz was designated for assignment to make room for Bird on the 40-man roster. De La Cruz did not appear in a game with the ...

Five days after being acquired to boost their bullpen for the stretch run, the New York Yankees are sending Jake Bird to Triple-A. The Yankees announced on Tuesday that they have optioned Bird to the ...

The next time the New York Yankees give up a genuine asset for a project pitcher whose FIP doesn't match his ERA, they'd better be damn sure they've got the fix. "He's got so many years of control!" ...

MIAMI — Two tickets to paradise. Pack your bags, we’ll leave tonight. That could have been the soundtrack for pitchers David Bednar and Jake Bird, two relievers on last-place teams who ran into each ...

Jake Bird was optioned five days after his Yankees debut, a move that exposes deeper bullpen issues and highlights a long road ahead for his development. It’s a move that may seem sudden, but the ...

Five days after acquiring Jake Bird from the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees have optioned the right-hander to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Bird's struggles are a microcosm of a bullpen that ...