With the news that prize acquisition Michael Pineda might never see the lights in Yankee Stadium from the pitcher’s mound, at least not this season, does leave the team in a bit of a pickle. Less than a week ago, Pineda was still going to play a big part in the 2012 season. Personally knowing [...]
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New York Yankees got some bad news
The Yankees biggest off-season news was trading top prospects Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to the Mariners for phenom pitcher Michael Pineda. Pineda has yet to pitch for the Yankees, as he showed up to Spring Training overweight and out-of-shape. The Yankees thought that starting on the 15-day DL would give Pineda time to build [...]
New York Yankees: My never read theory about Michael Pineda
I wrote this post almost two weeks ago and never published it because when I read it to a friend and my father they both said I was being oversensitive about my theory of what could happen to Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda. So, I wimped out. And now look what happened…last time I don’t listen to my gut because I totally [...]
New York Yankees: 2012 Pitching Rotation Is All Set
New York Yankees skipper Joe Girardi and pitching coach Larry Rothschild’s decision about the starting rotation got made for them last night. There were six pitchers for five spots, but with the now confirmed news that Michael Pineda does have shoulder tendentious, the heated competition will pause for a moment until Andy Pettitte decides he [...]
The New York Yankees infatuation with Phil Hughes
Two days ago, Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News claimed that New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes has captured a spot in the rotation and I have pondered over this ever since. At the start of Spring Training the impression was that CC Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda were the only two with confirmed spots in [...]
New York Yankees: What would you do if you were Girardi and Rothschild
The New York Yankees have CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda, Michael Pineda, Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes, Freddy Garcia and now Andy Pettitte, which leaves them with the same problem that trading AJ Burnett was supposed to solve, seven starters for five rotation spots. It is tough to complain about being overloaded with starting pitching especially after the Yankees had the opposite issue last spring, but it will be [...]
New York Yankees: 10 crazy predictions you want to read
Am I crazy? Yes, I am completely out of my mind. Is this realistic? In the words of Yankee skipper Joe Girardi, “I should not say never, but no, no, no.” Still, even though not one of these 10 predictions will actually come true, there is nothing wrong with having a little fun in [...]
