Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 3/29/13

By Jason Cohen@Jason00Cohen Mar 29, 2013, 6:00am EDT

Yesterday on Pinstriped Bible

The Roster - LoHud | Chad Jennings: The Yankees final roster is coming into view with two bullpen spots still needing filling. The bench will consist of all veterans.
Release Waivers - LoHud | Chad Jennings: David Adams was released by the Yankees, but there are two key facts that come into play.
Gotcha - Yahoo! Sports | Mike Oz: What if the 2013 New York Yankees was all an elaborate April Fool's Day joke?
Small Moves - New York Post | Joel Sherman: The Yankees' small moves have been known to work before and this year they might be relying heavily on them.
Bullpen Roster - The Star-Ledger | Andy McCullough: With the injury to Clay Rapada and Phil Hughes, necessitating that David Phelps move to the rotation, there are two spots open in the bullpen.

Award: Vidal Nuno won the James P. Dawson Award as the top rookie in Yankees Spring Training.
Step Up: Mariano Rivera believes someone will need to step up to help the Yankees this year.
Scandal Trial: Remember the Brian Cashman affair scandal? The woman's mother is dropping a suit against Cashman that claimed that there was a conspiracy to discredit her daughter.
Could Be Worse: If you're worried about the Yankees catching situation, Russell Martin has a .158/.304/.237 batting line in Spring Training.
Hits & Saves: Newsday has interactive databases that track Derek Jeter's hit total and Mariano Rivera's saves total.

Who will be the next Yankee(s) to be DFA'd/released?
Ichiro needs 394 (197 per season) more hits to reach 3,000 hits, will he reach it as a Yankee?
What is your breakfast of choice?
Do you prefer to write with a pen or a pencil?