Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 7/26/13

By Jason Cohen@Jason00Cohen Jul 26, 2013, 7:00am EDT

Yesterday on Pinstriped Bible

The New York Times | David Waldstein: Whatever Alex Rodriguez's plan was in having another doctor publicly disagree with the Yankees has backfired on him.
New York Post | Ken Davidoff: A-Rod comments on the whole ordeal and leaves it up in the air as to whether or not he trusts the Yankees organization.
CBS Sports | Dayn Perry: Brian Cashman issued an official statement concerning the events surrounding Alex Rodriguez's injured quad.
LoHud | Chad Jennings: Breaking down the crazy events surrounding Alex Rodriguez in the last few days.
Beyond the Box Score | Andrew Shen: The Yankees have one of the worst offenses in the league, which is a characteristic a rebuilding team would have, but instead they're looking to be buyers.
It's About the Money | Michael Eder: People think rebuilding is easy, but prospect are unreliable and surrounded by myths.
CBS New York: An anonymous Yankees player is tired of the A-Rod media circus.
Fangraphs | Jeff Sullivan: Despite the symmetry and meaning of acquiring Alfonso Soriano, it is still a deal that makes a lot of sense for the Yankees.
New York Times | David Waldstein: Hiroki Kuroda pitched 100 games without an error and is building a reputation as a great defensive pitcher.
An A-Blog For A-Rod | Brad Vietrogoski: The sudden innings limit the Yankees have put on Michael Pineda actually makes a lot of sense for the future of his arm and the team.

The Cubs gave Alfonso Soriano 2-3 days to officially approve a trade with the Yankees.
The Cubs are expected to pay for more than half of the $25 million left on Soriano's contract.
Derek Jeter took batting practice and ran the bases yesterday.
David Herndon has moved up to Double-A Trenton in his rehab assignment.