Mariano Rivera has been mum about his future with the New York Yankees beyond this season, but it appears that he could provide some resolution to the situation around the All-Star break. The future Hall of Fame closer told Kevin Kernan of the New York Post that he may make a formal decision at midseason. I think maybe it will be before the All-Star break...I just want to be sure. I want to make sure whatever I decide, it will be the right decision...I don’t want to tell you, ‘OK, I’m going to ...
Aside from finding a talented veteran in Hiroki Kuroda, they just found their No. 2 work horse. Aside from CC Sabathia, who finished in the top five in innings pitched last year, the Yankees didn't have another starter racking up 200 innings. A.J. Burnett was the next closest at 190. Enter Kuroda with 202 innings last year—and the impressive numbers do not end there. Kuroda posted a 3.07 ERA, 161 Ks, a 1.21 WHIP and a record of 13-16. Now, taking him off the atrocious Dodgers and out of the N.L. West, ...
In 1978, Ron Guidry had the greatest season of any New York Yankees pitcher in the team's history. Yes, it was better than Jack Chesbro's 1904 season in which he set a record for wins that will never be matched. Although it is acknowledged that comparing pitchers that pitched in completely different eras is difficult because so many uncontrolled variables exist, it is possible to reach a "ballpark" conclusion. The following table compares each pitcher's season: PITCHER Win Loss ERA+ WHIPJ. Chesbro 41 12 148 0.937 Ron Guidry 25 3 ...
New York does bold better than anyone else.Our food is bold—we dare you to finish a Carnegie Deli sandwich in one sitting.Our celebrations are bold—from New Year's Eve in Times Square to a victory parade down the Canyon of Heroes.The fact is, New York does it bigger and better than anyone else.So when I was asked to come up with a bold prediction for each member of the Yankees' 25-man roster, my first reaction?Fuhgeddaboudit.Just covering the 25-man roster isn't bold enough.No, the readers of B/R demand more.So we will look ...
Phil Hughes's first start of the spring came Tuesday against the Pirates and much attention was paid to the outing.Although slated to pitch two innings, Hughes reached his pitch count after just 1 1/3 innings. He allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits. He recorded one strikeout and did not walk a batter.When looking at the box score after Tuesday's game, many would assume that the Yankees would not have been pleased with his outing. After all, allowing one earned run and four hits in less than two innings ...
Aside from the Yankee-affiliated handles and Yankee players, there are a handful of Twitter accounts that every fan should be following. These guys are either established beat writers, fan sites or just crazy fans. Check them out. If you have any suggestions, leave them in the comments below. Begin Slideshow
23-year-old Michael Pineda has been the target of the firestorm known as New York media since his arrival via trade in mid-January. The New York Post criticized him for showing up to camp pushing 280 pounds, nearly ten pounds heavier than at the end of the season.The Yankees’ front office made it clear that he would earn his spot in the rotation, and nothing was guaranteed. Brian Cashman went on the record, calling Pineda’s changeup a “below average” pitch heading into Spring Training.Following Monday’s Yankees’ debut, here are five things ...
The Yankees were no match for the newly-extended Andrew McCutchen and the Pirates today in Bradenton. To celebrate his new six-year contract with Pittsburgh, McCutchen killed the Yankees for two hits and two RBI.CC Sabathia was given the ball to start the game—his first live game action this spring. He pitched pretty well in two innings of work, allowing three hits and a run while recording one strikeout.When asked about how he felt, Sabathia responded, "I've still got work to do, but my arm feels good and my body feels ...
In his first outing this Spring, Phil Hughes looked closer to his 2010 form. After dropping some weight, Hughes was hitting 92-93 on the gun, according to scouts. Now these numbers aren't staggering, but for someone who was having trouble breaking 90 last year, this is a great sign. We already know Hughes has great off-speed stuff, so if he can mix in his fastball around 93, he'll be anchoring the rotation and helping the Yankees to another division title and No. 28. Now I know it's only one start, but in his ...
You never want to say a guy has a lack of velocity after the first start of spring training, but Michael Pineda has been known to throw much harder than what we saw in his debut with the New York Yankees. According to a tweet from Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, scouts were slightly concerned over Pineda's declined velocity from his first start of the Spring. Scouts yesterday had #Yankees' Pineda at 88-91 - "and there was some effort to get to 91," one said. Pineda averaged 94.7 last year. .... ...