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Whelan, 28, had been designated for assignment to create room for right-hander Hiroki Kuroda on New York's 40-man roster, and he subsequently cleared waivers.

Two postseasons later, he belongs to the Tigers, part of the three-team swap in December 2009 that sent Curtis Granderson to New York, and brought Coke and Austin Jackson to Detroit.

When I look at how well Tyler Clippard has done the last three seasons, and how Ian Kennedy is starring this season, and how Zach McAllister is doing well in Triple-A this year, I have to start wondering if the Yankees have something against pitching prospects who are "pitchers" and not "throwers"?A I mean, the organization gets a chubby over guys ...

It took most of the day on Wednesday, but we finally have our winners for the 2010 Yankees media guide trivia contest.

So maybe the headline is a bit of hyperbole, but the Pittsburgh Pirates added their sixth Yankee pitcher over the past two years when they claimed right handed pitcher Anthony Claggett off of waivers today.