Ivan Nova will be considered the ace of the New York Yankees starting rotation until after the 2012 MLB All-Star Game on July 10, as the club gets set to open up a four-game American League series against the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night.The Yankees have been sent out as minus-183 home favorites in the MLB betting odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total stands at 10.New York announced on Wednesday, via MLB.com's Steven Miller, that it was placing CC Sabathia on the disabled list ...
How do you lose when you win?When you are the New York Yankees and 40 percent of your starting rotation is sidelined by injury on the same day, that's how.The Yankees may have continued their winning ways by beating the Cleveland Indians Wednesday but losing CC Sabathia for perhaps two weeks because of a strained muscle and Andy Pettitte for up to two months with a broken ankle can turn a hot streak cold overnight.Not long ago, ESPN's Buster Onley highlighted the Philadelphia Phillies’ struggles and speculated that they will ...
Somewhere deep in the bowels of Yankee Stadium, Joe Girardi just put his head in his hands and said, "This day sucks."Wednesday has been one of those days for the New York Yankees. They may have finished off a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 5-4 victory, but they had to put their two best starting pitchers on the disabled list.Which, you know, sucks.CC Sabathia was the first to go. As reported by MLB.com beat writer Bryan Hoch, the Yankees' big lefty had to be placed on the ...
On May 21 of this season, the Yankees looked like a disaster.They had fallen to a .500 record (21-21) and looked like an old and poorly constructed team. Mariano Rivera was out for the year. The rotation was in shambles. They were tied with the Red Sox for last place in the American League East.Then, something switched on for the team. They won 25 of their next 32 games and skyrocketed into first place. After today's sweep of the Indians, the Yankees have the second best record in all of ...
Nearly halfway through another baseball season and the New York Yankees are once again on top of baseball's toughest division.As per usual, the Bronx Bombers have slugged their way to the top of the American League East and are eyeing yet another postseason appearance.While hitting may be enough to secure the Yankees a playoff berth in 2012, everyone knows that teams need to have a talented group of starting pitchers if they hope to make waves when October comes around.Being sixth in team runs, first in team home runs and ...
This is not a good day for the Yankees.On Wednesday morning, it was announced that CC Sabathia was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a groin strain and will likely be out until after the All-Star break.Just hours later, they got even worse news, as Andy Pettitte will be placed on the disabled list after suffering a fractured ankle from getting hit by a comebacker off the bat of the Indians' Casey Kotchman in the fifth inning:
Andy Pettitte has a left ankle fracture, the Yankees said. He's expected to ...
In the month of June, the Yankees rotation was absolutely dominant.However, in a span of 24 hours, that dominant rotation may have taken a blow as CC Sabathia landed on the disabled list with a groin strain, and Andy Pettitte left in the fifth inning after being hit on the ankle by a ball hit by Indians Casey Kotchman.Yankees general manager Brian Cashman would prefer not to make a trade next month at July's non-waiver trade deadline. But now, he may have no other choice than to make a move ...
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman must be a great mingler at parties. He's probably that guy who walks around from group to group, injects himself into the conversation and then leaves feeling like he got something out of the experience.Makes sense, right? I mean, this is the kind of skill one simply has to accumulate through so many years of talking shop at the MLB trade deadline.Cashman has made many a deadline trade during his tenure as the Yankees' GM. Some, such as the Aaron Boone trade in ...
So far, the Yankees have been able to weather the storm caused by injuries to left fielder Brett Gardner and closer Mariano Rivera.The storm moved to a category five hurricane today with the loss of Andy Pettitte, who suffered a broken ankle after being hit with a comebacker on the mound.To make matters even worse, staff ace CC Sabathia will also head to the 15-day disabled list with a strained groin. Whether the Yankees can shrug off this latest bombshell remains to be seen.Andy Pettitte was undoubtedly the ...
Ever since coming to the New York Yankees in 2009, CC Sabathia has been a workhorse and very durable.On Wednesday, the Yankees ace suffered his first setback regarding his health with the team.Bryan Hoch of MLB.com broke the news that the Yankees will place Sabathia on the 15-day disabled list with a Grade 1 strain of the adductor muscle near his left leg (groin strain). He is expected to be out until after the All-Star break.Freddy Garcia will take Sabathia's spot in the rotation until the left-hander is ready to ...