Phil Coke News

We have all been aware of the changes the Yankees made so far in the nearly two months removed since they won the 2009 World Series.

Only two months removed from winning the 2009 World Series, the Yankees have had a very busy offseason.

With the high price of free-agent starting pitching, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman turned to the trade market and netted right-hander Javier Vazquez from the Atlanta Braves.

Not long after the Yankees completed the three-team deal to bring Curtis Granderson into the fold, I approached a good friend about offering some thoughts on the trade.

The fourth game of the World Series was tied, 4-4, with two outs, no base runners and a 1-2 count on Johnny Damon in the top of the ninth inning last month in Philadelphia.

Perhaps the least talked about of our four new prospects is former New York Yankee south paw Phil Coke.

During his royal introduction to the Yankees at Thursday's media fest in New York, Curtis Granderson promised he would hit left-handers better in 2010.

Curtis Granderson caused Yankees general manager Brian Cashman to step away from his usual refusal to trade top young players.

The Yankees traded Phil Coke to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday in a deal that sent Curtis Granderson to New York.

Well, the hot stove fire really sparked and crackled for the Yanks during the General Managers' Winter Meetings this past week, so let's do a quick recap of the biggest deal made, so far, in this offseason.

Phil Coke, a southpaw acquired Wednesday from the New York Yankees, will be an intriguing player to watch for the Detroit Tigers in spring training.

Brian Cashman, speaking to reporters at the winter meetings, says the Yankees' budget might be high, but it's well-defined and he won't exceed it.

As always, money overshadowed everything, with some teams prepared to pay for top talent and others set to slice payroll.

A team you might have followed reached the World Series without having a left-hander make one start all season: the 1984 Tigers.

Outfielder Austin Jackson and pitchers Phil Coke, Daniel Schlereth and Max Scherzer talk about joining the Tigers: Coke, who pitched for the world champion Yankees this season: 'The winning attitude that was instilled in me by the New York Yankees is a perfect fit for the Detroit Tigers.

The Rule 5 Draft has come and gone, with the Yankees adding Jamie Hoffmann and losing two relievers in the process.

Here in the land of unsigned free agents, top-secret club plans and countless misdirection plays from agents, the best cloak-and-dagger game of all is being conducted by the Toronto Blue Jays as they sort their way through the Roy Halladay trade plans from their suite on floor ... Ah, I can't tell you which floor they're operating on.

Granderson headed to Yanks as part of 3-team deal INDIANAPOLIS - Instead of spending at these winter meetings, the New York Yankees are in a dealing mode.

The Yankees unloaded Brian Bruney to the Nationals and received a player to be named later in the deal that happened to be whomever the Nationals take with their first overall pick in the Rule 5 draft.

The Sonora City Council presented Sonora resident and New York Yankees relief pitcher Phil Coke with a proclamation at the City Council meeting Monday for his part in his team's 2009 World Series victory.