Saturday, March 31, 2012

Rookie Season - Yankees Feel Michael Pineda's Pain As Mound Depth Dwindles

TAMPA Michael Pineda's shoulder soreness may be the most up-to-date explanation of one thing the actual Yankees have formerly observed this kind of spring: You can't have got adequate pitching.

Pineda, roughed in place from the Phillies about Friday night, possessed an MRI on his right shoulder Saturday. The New York Daily News reports which Pineda has tendinitis but will end up being for the handicapped list for Opening Day.

That once more leaves Pinada, a 23-year-old right-hander, acquired from the Mariners from a major trade including catcherAs basic manager Brian Cashman put it: "A real negative day."

But novice an actual negative actions a short time to get Yankees pitching. New York misplaced Joba Chamberlain to somewhat of a dislocated ankle sustained after a trampoline experience when he or she appeared to be along with his son.

Pineda mentioned that tightness is at a corner associated with their shoulder and shown up despondent as your dog quit the particular park. Entering the overall game with a new 3.31 early spring ERA, he or she quit six goes on seven visits with 2 2/3 innings, putting 71 pitches and topping released at 94 mph. More usually this individual is at that 90-91 range, a great deal down out of his norm.

The Yankees could however trot out some sort of solid rotation having C.C. Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda, Phil Hughes, Ivan Nova and Garcia. But this deep is actually dwindling.

Garcia, 35, appeared to be a messiah to the rotation final season, going 12-8 using a 3.62 ERA around 26 online games (25 starts). Pineda was 9-10 having a 3.74 ERA throughout their fresh months with all the Mariners.

Yankees office manager Joe Girardi said he was "concerned" in relation to Pineda plus would not want to be sure if he'd been recently attempting to disguise his damage this specific spring. "That may be your hazard for those who have competition," Girardi informed reporters. "Maybe (a player) will not state a thing plus there's a thing annoying him."

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