2012 New York Yankees Thread

[Epicness]

Pitchers and Catchers have reported.. the season is here.

Mission 28 is underway and no that doesn't refer to Derek Jeter smashing 28 sluts in 28 days now that he's single.

[Roc_to_SD_BillsFan]

Pitchers and Catchers have reported.. the season is here.

Mission 28 is underway and no that doesn't refer to Derek Jeter smashing 28 sluts in 28 days now that he's single.

I don't think that would be much of a mission for him if he chose to accept it, (don't think he would) Now 56 sluts in 28 days would be a much better mission for someone of his stature. :)

Go YANKEES. Can't wait for the season to start.

[Epicness]

The Yankees signed Burt Reynolds today. He's Robinson Cano's cousin.

[Roc_to_SD_BillsFan]

The Yankees signed Burt Reynolds today. He's Robinson Cano's cousin.

If he has a big fat Mustache then he is the man.

[Epicness]

If he has a big fat Mustache then he is the man.

Negative, he does not. But he talks about blowjobs and sucking on titties on Twitter. @B_Reynolds24 -> https://twitter.com/#!/b_reynolds24

[rockydm92]

Did I just see lee mazilli and the Yankees bench? Is he back?

[SammyScrawfo]

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/stor...al-sources-say

ANDY'S BACKKK!!

Great news from both a Pettitte lover and Yankee lover standpoint. Great to see him come back, and for 2.5 million he will undoubtedly be a great addition to the rotation. Fantastic news.

[mikgaes]

Always thought he quit a year or two too early. Now we'll see. I bet he does fairly well.

[Victor7]

****ing awesome news !!!!!!

Another one of my favorite Yankees is coming back.

[Epicness]

Honestly? I don't really like bringing Pettitte back.

[buffjills]

I don't see the harm. It's a minor league deal with no guarantees.

[Victor7]

Honestly? I don't really like bringing Pettitte back.

Why not ??? Its a cheap ass deal and last he pitched he was doing just fine until the damn groin injury. Its not like he was dragging down his reputation with lame ass performances.

[Epicness]

I don't see the harm. It's a minor league deal with no guarantees.

You really think the Pettitte is going to only pitch in the traveling AAA circus?

Even if he's awful he's going to pitch on the big league team every 5 days.

[SammyScrawfo]

You really think the Pettitte is going to only pitch in the traveling AAA circus?

Even if he's awful he's going to pitch on the big league team every 5 days.

I really don't see him being awful. At worst, he's still better than Burnett...

[mikgaes]

Not a huge Yankee fan, but live in the radio listening area. Heard just a bit of the Michael Kay show yesterday on the way home and heard him on a rant about a topic that, I agree, doesn't seem to make sense (at least to me). So I figured I'd ask the died-in-the-wool Yankee fans here:

Kay says that Hughes will be in the rotation, effectively kicking either Pineda (who was a big trade acquisition) or Nova (who was 16-4 in 2011) to be sent down. Is that right?

[mikgaes]

Ok. Did a little research trying to answer my own question. It seems even more complicated according to this article:

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March 29, 2012, 7:56 pm Yankees Still Aren’t Certain About Rotation

By DAVID WALDSTEIN

TAMPA, Fla. — The Yankees are in the final week of spring training and are inching closer to a decision on the five pitchers who will comprise their starting rotation. But according to Manager Joe Girardi, the decision has not been made yet.

“I know these guys are anxious to find out what we believe their schedules are going to be and when they’re going to pitch,” Girardi said Thursday before the Yankees played the Baltimore Orioles. “We’re just not quite there yet.”

Girardi said the issue would be discussed over the next few days in meetings with him, members of his staff and General Manager Brian Cashman and his staff. The hope, Girardi said, is to come up with a final five by Monday, but they are still collecting information as the pitchers make their final spring starts.
C.C. Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda, who signed a one-year, $10 million contract in the off-season, are the only two who are guaranteed places. They will pitch the first and second games of the season. After that, the Yankees must decide who among the remaining four — Phil Hughes, Michael Pineda, Ivan Nova and Freddy Garcia — will get the final three slots.

Matters will only get more complicated in a month or so when Andy Pettitte is scheduled to return, and one of the pitchers who earns a spot in the next few days will presumably then get bumped.


Hughes, who has a 2.03 earned run average in spring training, has obviously pitched well enough to make it as the No. 3 starter. Garcia has pitched as if it were the playoffs, making his case with quality outings and surrendering only four earned runs in 12 innings (2.92 E.R.A.). Pineda, despite troubles with his fastball velocity, has a 3.31 E.R.A. He will pitch Friday night against the Philadelphia Phillies, and Garcia will pitch in a minor league game.

Nova gave his most recent audition by throwing seven innings in a minor league game Thursday. He allowed three runs, seven hits and a walk over seven and one-third innings. His E.R.A., not including Thursday’s game, is 6.86, the highest of any of the starting candidates. But he went 16-4 last year and that counts for a lot.

Read more: http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/0...bout-rotation/

I read elsewhere that Nova's most recent outing against the Orioles minor leaguers was his best outing of the spring further complicating the picture.

[Wojo1203]

Wow...coming from a Mariners fan, i'm quite shocked to see that Pineda isn't guaranteed a spot in the rotation. How has he fared?

[rockydm92]

Not good, got rocked tonight against Philly, has not been able to throw hard tonight he was consistently 90-92mph no command, he better find his game this could be the last hooray for cash an if this backfires

[Epicness]

So Pineda needs to be an ace this year or the trade is a failure? I didn't know Jesus Montero was going to play like Mike Piazza this season.

Both of these guys are under 25. Give it time..

Pineda obviously has something wrong with him, I'd like to see him go to extended Spring Training personally.

[Epicness]

Pineda to DL. Not unexpected IMO.

[mikgaes]

They said he hurt his shoulder on YES.

[rockydm92]

So Pineda needs to be an ace this year or the trade is a failure? I didn't know Jesus Montero was going to play like Mike Piazza this season.

Both of these guys are under 25. Give it time..

Pineda obviously has something wrong with him, I'd like to see him go to extended Spring Training personally.

You trade the number 1 prospect in your organization for a pitcher who has big league experience he better help you right away...Whether yo think so or not he ws brought in to be the number 2 on this staff. That injury IMO is BS they don't know what's wrong with him or what to do with him so they make up an injury to save him from being sent down... He will be the next Jose Contreras is my prediction...

BTW I loved the trade when we made it so I'm not a after of the trade!!!

Sometimes you can watch a guy and see if he has IT or not... I remember watching Phil Hughes first game I called my brother after 1 inning and said he'll never be a number 1 or even a 2...

[Wojo1203]

Dang, sucks to see him struggling. He had his up's and down's last year for the M's. More up's than down's, that's for sure. He is gonna be a stud IMO. I hope Jesus Montero is. What are your guys thoughts on him? Stud potential? Role Player?

[Epicness]

You trade the number 1 prospect in your organization for a pitcher who has big league experience he better help you right away...Whether yo think so or not he ws brought in to be the number 2 on this staff. That injury IMO is BS they don't know what's wrong with him or what to do with him so they make up an injury to save him from being sent down... He will be the next Jose Contreras is my prediction...

BTW I loved the trade when we made it so I'm not a after of the trade!!!

Sometimes you can watch a guy and see if he has IT or not... I remember watching Phil Hughes first game I called my brother after 1 inning and said he'll never be a number 1 or even a 2...

Montero was completely expendable.
Pineda's 170IP MLB innings means he's already supposed to be a complete dominant polished pitcher? I think not.


Also, Phil Hughes was never projected to be an Ace.

[Epicness]

Dang, sucks to see him struggling. He had his up's and down's last year for the M's. More up's than down's, that's for sure. He is gonna be a stud IMO. I hope Jesus Montero is. What are your guys thoughts on him? Stud potential? Role Player?

Montero will never be able to reach his potential in Seattle. It's a pitchers park and he has absolutely no help in that lineup.
With that said, he should still do "good" though, especially for a "catcher."