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When Hiroki Kuroda came to the Yankees in the offseason, many thought he would win at least 15 games now that he was coming to a team with a potent offense. As a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kuroda received very limited run support. In four yeas in LA, Kuroda was just 41-46 with [...]
Before the season, some were talking about the Yankees bullpen being the best in all of baseball. Mariano Rivera, David Robertson and Rafael Soriano were expected to be a solid back end while anchoring the squad. When you add in Boone Logan, a formidable lefty, and Cory Wade, who quietly used his change-up to become [...]
via MLB.com Ivan Nova said that his sprained right ankle improved overnight and the Yankees right-hander is hopeful that he will be able to make his next turn in the rotation. Nova, who twisted his ankle fielding a Wilson Betemit grounder in Monday’s 8-5 Yankees win over the Orioles, is scheduled to pitch on [...]
Coming into this year, the Yankees seemed to be one of the deepest teams in baseball. They had more arms than spots to put them, and a seasoned bench backing up future hall of famers. For the past two years, New York cracked the 850 runs scored mark, the only team to do so. Last [...]
The rehabbing right-hander had been limited to fastball-only bullpen sessions for the past couple of weeks, but he’s beginning to take significant steps forward. Aardsma, who underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery last July, could be a candidate to join the Yankees’ bullpen before this year’s All-Star break. If Aardsma can comeback to contribute by [...]
Yankees closer David Robertson has been placed on the disabled list with a strained left oblique, according to the team. Robertson has been unavailable since Saturday with soreness in his left side, and received an MRI on Tuesday.
Since it’s been known that Mariano Rivera will miss the remainder of the 2012 season, due to a torn ACL suffered while shagging fly balls pre-game in Kansas City, the Yankee organization is on the hunt for a replacement until he can return. No reliever was ever officially named as the new closer, but the [...]
Carsten Charles Sabathia is intimidating. He’s a stopper. He’s a horse. He’s an ace. In my opinion, he’s one of the best free agent signings in Yankees history. The Yankees desperately needed a win last night. With a Lonogoria-less Rays team, New York faced losing two out of three at home to their division rival. [...]
With Andy Pettitte scheduled to pitch on Sunday against the visiting Mariners, it’s hard not to think of his place in Yankees history. When Pettitte announced his return in March, memories came flooding back to me of years gone by. Pettitte’s first year in the big leagues came in 1995 at the age of 23. [...]
The Yankees plan to add Andy Pettitte to their active roster and have him pitch on Sunday against the Seattle Mariners, general Brian Cashman said Tuesday. Yankee fans have been waiting for Pettitte’s return ever since Jack Curry of YES Network broke the news, via twitter, that Andy Pettitte signed a one-year minor league deal [...]
Via Bryan Hoch – Yankees closer Mariano Riveria 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 just after 6 p.m. ET as Rivera received attention in the outfield, with manager Joe Girardi [...]
With a lot of uncertainty surrounding the starting rotation in New York through the first month of regular season play, it seems as though the top two starters, C.C. Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda, have at least turned it around with solid performances in their most recent starts, providing back-to-back wins for the team. Last night, [...]
They say you can never have too much pitching. In March when the Yankees announced Andy Pettitte would be coming out of retirement, many thought he would be a luxury. With the acquisitions of Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda, and the resigning of Freddy Garcia in the offseason, the Yankees seemed to have too many [...]
Right-hander David Phelps has been promoted to the starting rotation after Freddy Garcia was demoted to the bullpen. Phelps is expected to start this Thursday against the Kansas City Royals, reports Jack Curry of YES Network. In 17.2 inning of long relief, Phelps has a 3.57 ERA with 12 hits and 14 strikeouts. Freddy Garcia [...]
Right-hander D.J. Mitchell has been called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees to give the Bombers an extra arm in the bullpen. In 4 starts this year for Scranton, Mitchell is 2-1 with a 3.13 ERA. This could mean that David Phelps is in the rotation and Freddy Garcia is out. No official word yet. [...]
After acquiring Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda in the offseason, the New York Yankees strong-point looked to be their starting rotation heading into 2012. But since losing Pineda for the season during spring training due to a shoulder injury on top of the struggles by the other starters on the mound, that rotation seems to [...]
Michael Pineda suffered a setback on his road to recovery today. Pineda was expected to throw two innings in an extended spring training game in Tampa, but it was cut short to just one inning after he experienced shoulder weakness. Though the Yankees termed Pineda’s injury as mild inflammation in his right shoulder, Cashman said [...]
Michael Pineda (shoulder) will throw two innings in an extended spring training game Saturday. If that goes well, he could be cleared to start a minor league rehab assignment. Pineda has been throwing without incident to this point, though we haven’t heard any reports on how his velocity has been. He should be ready to [...]
Andy Pettitte will be making his first start of the Extended Spring Training tomorrow night in Clearwater Fla., for the Class A Tampa Yankees. Pettitte, 39, will pitch in a Florida State League game against the Phillies Class A team the Clearwater Threshers. Game time is at 7 p.m. EST. Pettitte is pleased with his [...]
Andy Pettitte will see game action tomorrow afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field for the first time since the 2010 postseason, reports the Associated Press. The southpaw is set to pitch one inning against the New York Mets in Wednesday’s spring training finale. In his second simulated game on Saturday, Pettitte threw 33 pitches (25 [...]
