Photo taken by Mark Feinsand of the Daily News[/caption]Today may be the State Of the Union Address for the United States of America, but today was the State of the Yankees Address live from the minor league complex by none other than the Yankees manager Joe Girardi (who might I add is in the final year of his contract). Girardi covered a plethora of topics but one of the biggest topics that Girardi covered was Alex Rodriguez. Here's some notes and news from today.
Girardi on Alex Rodriguez:
"There really isn't a lot to talk about. My concern is for him to get healthy. This club is used to having what people might call distractions."
Girardi hasn't spoken to Alex Rodriguez about the PED topic and has confirmed that Alex Rodriguez will not be in camp this spring. Instead, Rodriguez will rehab in New York.
Girardi on the 2013 team:
"We're going to have to find a different way to score runs. Our offense is going to be different but I believe [we're going to score runs]."
Girardi also believes that the Yankees are going to win 95 games and the World Series. "There's a lot of talent in this room. If we play up to our capabilities, I believe we're a very good team."
Girardi's biggest concern:
Girardi's biggest concern is finding a right-handed DH bat before the actual season begins.
Girardi on Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson and Ichiro Suzuki:
As of today, Brett Gardner will be in LF, Curtis Granderson will be in CF and Ichiro Suzuki will be in RF. There's no plans on moving Gardner and Granderson as of yet, but it could change as he discusses it with his coaches.
Girardi on concerns of Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera:
He doesn't have any concerns on both Yankees who are coming off of injuries.
MORE AROUND YANKEES CAMP
-- Austin Romine came into camp thirteen pounds lighter and his back in very good shape. He believes he sees an opportunity.
-- CC Sabathia is also 100% after having elbow surgery over the winter. He says that the surgery was a relief and he now has complete mobility of his elbow. Sabathia also lost a lot of weight, now weighing in at 290. His first bullpen session will be on Thursday.
-- We also have new locker arraignments and numbers in Yankees camp. Here they are:
-Travis Hafner takes Nick Swisher's old number and will now wear #33. Hafner's locker is now next to Youkilis, formerly vacated by Eric Chavez.
-Francisco Cervelli will now wear #29, formerly worn by Rafael Soriano.
-David Phelps changed his number to #35. Mike Mussina used to wear #35 back in the day as did Michael Pineda last season (who we never saw during the season).
-Michael Pineda will now wear #43. His previous number was #35.
-Kevin Youkilis wears #36 and now has Nick Swisher's old locker.
- David Aardsma will now wear #34.
- Matt Diaz will now wear #22.
- Dan Johnson will now wear #27.
- Juan Rivera will now wear #54.
Where can we get full coverage of camp numbers? Need them for first day of camp next monday. As I will be there is my 3 year old son
ReplyDeleteI'm not entirely sure, but I think tomorrow is when they'll release the full roster with the numbers. I know a lot of minor leaguers have to share numbers though.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks copesthetic to me!
ReplyDeleteor should I say copacetic! It's all good being a Yankee fan.
ReplyDeleteI saw the photo of CC shooting the ESPN commercial a couple of days and he looked much thinner. But today's picture in camp (see link below) he looked absolutely svelte. He says he's down to his ideal weight of 290. If that is the case, he had to be over 325-330 pounds at times in the past.
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I will let you know on how he looks in person will be at camp on first workouts. Yeah I seem a list with the sharing of numbers. Will keep things interesting. Imagine when they call in some replacement players or certain games.
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