Pineda's 1st Start Today

Whether you loved, hated, or felt indifferent about the trade that brought him to the Yankees, you can see Michael Pineda pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies at 1:05pm EST today. The game will be shown on MLB Network.

I'm sure plenty of people will be waiting to either say "I knew it was a good trade" in support of the trade, or say "I knew it was a bad trade" against the deal. I won't be in either group, because to judge a player based on Spring Training performance is pretty weak. And that goes for what Jesus Montero may or may not do this spring too.

I'm looking forward to just seeing the guy throw in a Yankee uniform, and to see what he has in his arsenal. Although I'm sure we won't see that full arsenal in his first Spring Training start.