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Rays, Yankees Not Interested In ThomeThe Phillies could trade Jim Thome to an American League team, where the aging slugger could serve as a designated hitter. According to sources, the Rays and Yankees are not among the teams interested. Via Buster Olney/ESPN.com (via Twitter) New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Trade Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jeter Passes Ripken Jr. On Hits ListWith a leadoff double against the White Sox on Friday night, Derek Jeter moved past Cal Ripken Jr. and into 13th place on the all-time hits list. The Yankee shortstop now has 3,185 hits in his career. Next up for Jeter on the list is Nap Lajoie, who finished with 3,252 hits. "Derek has been such a special player for such a long time and I am happy to see him continue to play at a high level," Ripken said in a statement. "He represents the game and the Yankees wonderfully, and I hope that he continues to play and continues to give all of us baseball fans great memories." Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Misc Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets RealGM's MLB Team Rankings Through 6/29The Opsera is a statistic RealGM Executive Editor Chris Reina created in order to objectively rank teams by how well they hit (OPS) and pitch (ERA). In order to determine the Opsera rating for each, we take their OPS, multiply that number by 10 to move the decimal point over one place to the right and then subtract their ERA from that number. Below are the rankings through the Thursday, June 28th games: The rankings from last week are in parenthesizes. 1. (1) Texas Rangers - 4.41 Long known for their offense, Texas employs a pitching staff with the tenth-lowest ERA (3.69) in baseball. 2. (2) New York Yankees - 4.24 It may not take long for the Yankees to drop in these rankings with Andy Pettitte and CC Sabathia on the disabled list. Luckily, their offense has begun to show signs of life. 3. (3) Washington Nationals - 4.03 Twelve games over .500, the Nationals own the third-best record in baseball and have a three-plus game lead in the National League East. 4. (6) Los Angeles Angels - 3.99 It took some time, but the Angels are surging. 5. (5) St. Louis Cardinals - 3.90 Entering Friday, the Cardinals are third in the three-team race for the National League Central crown (behind Cincinnati and Pittsburgh). They cannot be counted out. 6. (7) Cincinnati Reds - 3.80 Speaking of the Reds, they have the third-highest run differential in the National League. T7. (4) Los Angeles Dodgers - 3.67 Losers of five straight, the Dodgers have fallen behind the red-hot Giants in the National League West. That could change again when Matt Kemp returns. -- (8) San Francisco Giants - 3.67 The Giants have recorded four-straight shutouts. 9. (T11) Boston Red Sox - 3.55 10. (T11) Arizona Diamondbacks - 3.54 11. (14) Chicago White Sox - 3.38 12. (T11) Detroit Tigers - 3.34 13. (10) Baltimore Orioles - 3.31 14. (17) Atlanta Braves - 3.27 15. (9) Tampa Bay Rays - 3.24 16. (T19) New York Mets - 3.23 17. (18) Pittsburgh Pirates - 3.22 18. (T15) Philadelphia Phillies - 3.18 T19. (T19) Milwaukee Brewers - 3.11 -- (21) Oakland Athletics - 3.11 21. (22) Kansas City Royals - 3.09 22. (T15) Toronto Blue Jays - 3.08 23. (24) Miami Marlins - 2.68 T24. (26) San Diego Padres - 2.66 -- (T28) Houston Astros - 2.66 26. (27) Seattle Mariners - 2.55 27. (23) Cleveland Indians - 2.48 28. (T28) Colorado Rockies - 2.42 29. (25) Chicago Cubs - 2.31 30. (30) Minnesota Twins - 2.09 New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Misc Rumor, Team Achievement Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jeter Ties Ripken Jr. On All-Time Hits ListWith his single up the middle in the seventh inning, Derek Jeter of the Yankees is now tied with one of his boyhood idols, Cal Ripken Jr., for 13th place on baseball's all-time hit list, according to an ESPN.com report Thursday night. Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Misc Rumor, Personal Award Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Woman: Brian Cashman Provided Fake IDA woman charged with stalking and shaking down Yankees GM Brian Cashman has said he got her phony identification to use in getting an abortion after she became pregnant with his child. Cashman spokesman Chris Giglio said Wednesday that the allegations amount to "more fiction" from a woman already facing stalking, perjury and other charges. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Yankees Jun 2012 Archive
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