Freddy Garcia is a member of the New York Yankees' starting rotation...for now.With Michael Pineda on the disabled list and Andy Pettitte working on a comeback, it's only a matter of time before Garcia becomes expendable.Pettitte's expected to make his debut sometime in May, while Pineda will likely see time in the minors before he cracks the big league rotation.Garcia told ESPNNew York he would accept a bullpen assignment, but I'm not entirely sure that there will be a spot for him when the time comes.If the Yankees were to ...
Michael Pineda's velocity has been down all spring but the New York Yankees might have finally discovered the reason for the decline. The Yankees sent Pineda for an MRI on his shoulder after he experienced shoulder soreness and tightness after his outing on Friday night. The MRI showed no structural damage but revealed tendinitis in Pineda's shoulder. New York has placed Pineda on the disabled list where he will begin the season. Pineda is expected to be out until at least May.The New York Daily News quoted Yankees manager Joe Girardi as saying, "It's great news. ...
“I watched every move Lou made on and off the field,” Joe DiMaggio said after he had been introduced by baseball commissioner Ford Frick at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony. DiMaggio explained that he tried to pattern himself after Lou Gehrig. There is no question that he succeeded. The New York Yankees have had many outstanding players, but none was a finer human being than Gehrig. DiMaggio was a close second. Fans appreciated DiMaggio, and they showed it. There was polite applause when Frick introduced Frank “Home Run” Baker, ...
Michael Pineda got smacked around in his last start of the spring in the New York Yankees' game with the Philadelphia Phillies. With the terrible outing, Pineda will almost certainly be optioned to Triple-A and start the season on the farm.To add injury to insult, Pineda will undergo an MRI on his right shoulder as a result of soreness he felt after his latest start. That's got to be concerning considering his velocity issues this spring. For the Yanks' sake, let's hope the two are not connected. Otherwise, it could ...
Opening Day technically already happened when the Mariners took on the Athletics in Japan, Opening Day here in the states is just a week away.Spring Training has been fun and all, but it's time to get the season started.Most position battles are decided at this point in March, and the rosters have already been trimmed down to a manageable size.Pitchers are throwing 80+ pitches, and batters are staying in games for 6+ innings.It's time.The Yankees went into Spring Training with very few decisions to make.The only real decisions had to ...
The New York Yankees look like one of the most complete teams in all of baseball this season.They always seem to have a top-notch offense every season—this year is no different.Heading into this past offseason, the main issue with their team was a lack of starting pitching. But, the moves they have made has turned the tables and the Yankees currently have a surplus of starting pitching. In a long 162-game MLB season, a surplus of starting pitching is a positive thing to have.With Opening Day around the corner, the ...
The New York Yankees were American League champions in 1957, but some individuals that were not fond of the Yankees claimed that they finished seventh as well as first. These were the eight Yankees regulars: 1B Bill Skowron2B Bobby Richardson3B Andy CareySS Gil McDougaldLF Enos SlaughterCF Mickey MantleRF Hank BauerC Yogi Berra These were the eight Kansas City Athletics regulars in 1957: 1B Vic Power2B Billy Hunter3B Hector LopezSS Joe DeMaestriLF Gus ZernialCF Woodie HeldRF Lou SkizasC Hal Smith Zernial was the only player among the Kansas City regulars that ...
Philadelphia-based analyst Tony Wible, who covers media companies for Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, valued the New York Yankees a Major League Baseball-high $2.85 billion after a group led by Magic Johnson bought the Los Angeles Dodgers in a $2.3 billion transaction. The Dodgers sold for $900 million more than any other North American sports team. The sum of the sale actually upended the previous two largest combined U.S. sports teams sales which were the Miami Dolphins ($1.1 billion) and the Chicago Cubs ($845 million).Forbes valued the Yankees at $1.85 billion on $439 million in revenue, while the ...
The New York Yankees have the best bullpen because of Mariano Rivera. End of story. Thanks for reading folks.In all seriousness, Rivera gives any bullpen that has him the edge. Combine him with the bullpen the Yankees have now and it's kind of unfair really.The bullpen has been one of the Yankees' weak points in recent years. Last year, finally, the bullpen took a leap forward and will continue to improve this season.The Yankees have one of the best setup/closer combos with Mo and David Robertson. Then they have Rafael ...
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi has had the entire spring training to observe and evaluate all of the candidates for the starting pitching rotation. The time has arrived for Girardi to make his decision, and this one will be difficult.The Yankees currently have six pitchers to choose from to fill the five spots on the rotation. CC Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda have guaranteed positions, so that leaves three spots that remain, and four pitchers available to choose from.This decision is going to be stressful for Girardi, as he evaluates ...