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New York Yankees: Why Michael Pineda’s Injury Can Do More Good Than Bad

the doors of spring training opened, newly acquired pitcher Michael Pineda had been whispered as a possible No. 2 starter in the New York Yankees rotation.

After an up-and-down year in his rookie affair in Seattle, the Bombers had high hopes for the 23-year-old right-hander in 2012. 

When his first few March starts yielded lower-than-expected velocity ratings settling in the downside of 90 mph, the results caught the attention of all concerned.

Soon thereafter the once-hyped “great stuff” of Pineda’s was suddenly deemed not as great as advertised. Eventually word arose that his inaugural pinstriped season could begin outside the starting rotation, maybe even in the minors.

After Pineda's less-than-stellar ...

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