It was about 18 months ago that the Yankees traded top prospect Jesus Montero for Mariners pitching phenom Michael Pineda. Pineda arrived to Spring Training with a bum shoulder that required surgery, which has barred him from throwing his first pitch in the Bronx. Well that is all about to change, as GM Brian Cashman [...]
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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: Positive start
Today, New York Yankee fans got their first taste of pitcher Michael Pineda and so far, so good. In his Yankees début, Pineda pitched a solid two innings vs. the Phillies and after giving up a hit to Jimmy Rollins he sat down the next six hitters he faced, posting two strikeouts. Pineda threw a [...]
