TwitterBet On “Tests”
30 Mar 2012
Well, Pineda didn’t do much to make a case he should be in the rotation tonight. His fastball seemed to be all over the place location-wise and it was sitting around 91-92. (I saw 93 and 94 a few times) His final line will be ugly, but he would have been out of the third if A-Rod had made a better throw on a grounder. The question is, what do they do next with him? David Cone made an excellent point on TV when he said, “You can’t put this kid in a position to get buried in the Bronx his first few starts.” I can’t help but think the Yankees will take that to heart and we will hear he has been sent for tests.
I doubt the tests will find anything, but if the Yankees are going to keep PIneda out of the rotation they have to find a reason that won’t shatter his confidence. Pineda seems like a smart fellow, he knows what the expectations are and we should all believe that he wants to live up to them. The Yankees are in a delicate spot and they could use the excuse of a “tired arm” to put Pineda into extended spring training to let him work out his kinks.
It’s not a great situation, but one that will be very, very educational for the Yankee fanbase. Young pitching needs time and patience to develop. Fans keep clamoring for guys like Betances and Banuelos to be part of the team, but it very unlikely either one will come into the rotation and dominate from the start. They will require some development time in the bigs, just like Pineda might. Can the fans handle that?
UPDATE 9:34pm Well look at that. They just announced on YES that Michael Pineda had some pain behind his right shoulder before the game, but didn’t tell the Yankees.
UPDATE 10:37PM Mark Feinsand reports the Yankees will send Pineda for a MRI. Anyone want to bet the tests show that he needs to stop throwing for a few weeks?
Mar 30, 2012 @ 21:46:55
Nope, I won’t take that bet. Nope, we’re even on our bets and this one is like betting against darkness at night.
Aren’t we all glad that Garcia is still on the team? Don’t look now but our starting rotation is set for opening day.
I am just concerned that there really is something wrong and we lose him for an extended period.
Mar 30, 2012 @ 21:51:58
And there goes Cabral too.
Mar 31, 2012 @ 08:57:21
Mitchell, Always a possibility when tests are run and I certainly hope he isn’t. But of the two, Cabral’s injury sounds worse. I read he left the clubhouse with his arm in a sling last night.
Mar 31, 2012 @ 09:19:07
My first thought when reading the headline in the newspaper was “I hope the Ms didn’t fleece the Yanks by trading injured goods for a future masher”. We shall see. I just need to take a deep breath and remember it’s a looooong season.
I read the same thing about Cabral — he left the clubhouse with his arm in a sling.
Mar 31, 2012 @ 10:35:12
Greg
I don’t think so, after all the Yankees ran him through a battery of test including a MRI.
And yes, I think perspective is really important here. I read a bunch of comments this morning about how this trade is a complete bust. It’s not off to a good start, but we should probably wait a couple of years before evaluating it.
I think of the Vazquez trade as a great example. When it happened initially, most people thought the Yankees had won. Then Vazquez pitched and people thought the Braves had. Then Logan stepped up as a valuable reliever and it swung back to NY. Then Vizcaino, the prospect the Yankees traded looked like a huge arm. Now he is headed for TJ surgery. Meanwhile, Melky just came off a great year for KC….
Time will tell, but the good news is Pineda’s injury is being described as “not serious”. Unfortunately, Girardi described Cabral’s as “significant”.
Mar 31, 2012 @ 12:11:13
OK, so here’s a a bit of skepticism: Pineda was told by the Mariners (I hear) to shut it down over the winter to be able to get back to his earlier form. He does – but can’t get back to his old form. All he can do is either be a different pitcher or hurt himself tyring to throw his “old form fastball”. Folks, I think that someone, somewhere was either “less than open” or was not skeptical enough about Pineda’s end of year stuggles.
Mr. Chairman, I believe we shoud form a special committee to investigate this issue – we will need subpoena powers over both Yankkee and Mariner management plus we need to review the medical records gathered by both teams.
or
do we need to see if we can get a do-over on the Montero trade?
- Skepical in New England
Mar 31, 2012 @ 12:12:19
Skeptical not Skepical (duh)
Mar 31, 2012 @ 12:44:14
Peter,
Yeah, sure the Yankees are describing the injury as “not serious”. Well, forgive me but the Yankees have developed a reputation around MLB about being less than forthcoming when it suits them. We have to at least allow for the possibility that they’re trying to regain control of the narrative here. Again, we shall see. But my skepticism matches Mitchell’s in this case. Deep breath, deep breath . . .
Apr 01, 2012 @ 15:37:21
Hmmm…that is interesting and potentially very upsetting news. But, I still think he will be fine, just a bump in the road.