Yankees deal with bad news

It has been a tough few days for the New York Yankees and the issues just keep on coming:

• Joba dominates the headlines for the wrong reason as his MRI has Yankees' fans holding their collective breath. Peter Abraham puts it into perspective:"Given his age and importance to the organization, you can expect the Yankees to be very cautious with Chamberlain. It’s almost certain he will go on the disabled list and he could be shut down for a while.
  Ian Kennedy, Phil Hughes, Carl Pavano, Jarrod Washburn, Darrell Rasner, Paul Byrd, Livan Hernandez … your guess is as good as mine as to what they will do." The view from inside the clubhouse isn't pretty, but the pennant race never sleeps.
• NJ.com, previews one candidate: "An ailing rotation and banged up bullpen brings Dan Giese back to a starting role for the New York Yankees." The retired car salesman is on deck.
• Greed is not good: "Major League Baseball investigators are looking into accusations that several New York Yankees prospects from the Dominican Republic were forced to kick back portions of their signing bonuses to one or more team employees, several sources told ESPN.
  The revelation is one of several developments in an ongoing investigation of a financial scandal involving the signing of players from the Dominican Republic."
• More about the money: "Yankees brought in an estimated $327 million to lead all major league baseball teams. Not bad considering that in 1973 George Steinbrenner bought the entire team for $10 million. But if you think those revenue numbers are big, you ain't seen nothing yet. When the new stadium opens next year revenues are poised to double."
• Back to the pennant race: "help is on the way to make them even better. While the Red Sox (Jason Bay added, the Manny melodrama subtracted) and Yankees (Xavier Nady, Damaso Marte and Ivan Rodriguez added) believe they made themselves better in the days leading up to the trade deadline, the Rays have done nothing. Until now. Very soon, probably within the next week or two, they will add an impact pitcher and yet another athletic outfielder. The cost? Nothing. David Price and Rocco Baldelli are the kind of reinforcements who can influence a pennant race." Contrast the Rays' payroll and resources with the Yankees, consider the available options, let the head shaking commence.