Yankees in season thread 2012

[jacksonianmarch]

Pineda to the DL with shoulder tendonitis. They better let him get all the way better before he resurfaces. This might be better than many may think.

[jacksonianmarch]

I honestly think the Yankees fabricated the shoulder injury for Pineda. What it comes down to is that they do not want another Phil Hughes incident. Another young pitcher coming off a big workload who didnt do s*** in the off-season. He comes in overweight and without his plus stuff, so they wanted to justify putting him on the shelf until he gets back into shape. They couldnt justify optioning him due to his performance the yr before and also due to the fact that he's been effective in the spring up until his final start. The Yankees also have a glut of starters with another borderline HOF starter warming up for May. They also couldnt unload one of their starters in the spring in Garcia. This gives them the best of all worlds. Pineda won't file a grievance because he's racking up big league time and money. Garcia gets to build his value and start. And just as Pettitte is rounding into form, Garcia will have either shat the bed or built his value into a tradeable commodity. All the while, Pineda is in fat camp working off the extra lb's while working up his arm. By June, he'll be back throwing his typical mid 90s stuff and looking more svelt while prior to that, the Yankees get to see if Pettitte still has it. It will be interesting nonetheless, but I am excited to see how it plays out. I do feel like the Yankees have a solid rotation right now due to the fact that Hughes looks like he's back in 2010 form. And with the addition of Kuroda, they actually do have a formidable top 5. But it will get so much better should Pettitte come back on point and Pineda be able to get into shape. Pretty pumped for the yr. I took Friday off to see them start the season!

[jacksonianmarch]

Just wanted to see if this will actually update....

[jacksonianmarch]

nevermind. Some sort of glitch

[jacksonianmarch]

Yankees deal George Kontos for backup catcher Chris Stewart. He's a defense only catcher. My guess is Girardi hated Cervelli's D so much the past 2 seasons that he wanted someone solid. That being said, not sure why they needed to move a guy like Kontos who had a shot at being the first reliever called up. He's got more potential than this schmuck.

[derekh]

i am a big fan of the yankees and they are one of the teams that i really watch every time they play because they have a pool of good players that can really deliver in a game. I also do like how they are able to really defend for their standings and try to remain as one of the best teams there is.

[jacksonianmarch]

The Yankees finally did what they needed to do and demoted Garcia to the pen and promoted DJ Mitchell. The assumption is that Phelps will take Garcia's turn and Hughes will get at least one more try

[SoxFanForsyth]

Rivera hurt.

 

Rivera injured while shagging fly balls in KC

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 05/03/12 7:15 PM ET

 

KANSAS CITY -- Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was carted off the field at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday after appearing to suffer a right knee injury shagging fly balls during batting practice.

 

The Yankees were hitting on the diamond as Rivera received attention in the outfield, with manager Joe Girardi among those watching the all-time saves leader be propped onto the back of a flatbed truck and driven around the warning track.

 

No further information was immediately available about Rivera's injury. Rivera regularly shags fly balls in center field during batting practice and has spoken about hoping to play the position in a game before he retires.

[example1]

I have come to really like Rivera despite him being a Yankee. Class act all the way,

 

With that said, it's about f***ing time. The guy is basically a robot all these years and the Yankees don't need both the biggest payroll and a bionic pitcher who might be the best of all time. If the operate they might find wires and batteries where ligaments usually are.

 

Sorry Yankee fans. Things still might be ok.

[jacksonianmarch]

Things will still be okay. Our pen is still solid, it just loses the lynchpin of it. Pitching, especially in the pen, is where we can absorb some damage, and we have. With Joba and Mo out, you have 2 top notch relievers on the shelf (although that may be the last time I ever lump Joba in with Mo). I continue to be worried about the offense. Tex has broken out over the last few games, but he still looks like a pull happy all or nothing hitter, which isnt what we signed on for. ARod is starting to get his act together, but his power seems down after his topsy turvy year last yr. And Cano is just off mechanically. Losing Gardner and Swish right now has been the killer and something we need to recover from quickly. I still maintain that our biggest deadline acquisition will be a hitter