Friday, August 1, 2014
Zelous Wheeler & Zoilo Almonte Sent Down For Prado
Zoilo Almonte and Zelous Wheeler have been sent down to make room on the 25 man roster for Martin Prado and Stephen Drew. Brian Roberts will be designated for assignment to make room for Esmil Rogers. Stay tuned...
8/1 Yankees Game Preview vs. Pawtucket Red Sox
Tonight the New York Yankees will travel to Fenway Park and face off with the Pawtucket Red Sox, or a team that resembles the Pawtucket Red Sox after the trading deadline, in the first of a three game set this weekend. The Yankees will send Chris Capuano to the mound to face off with his former team and will be opposed by Anthony Ranuado of the Red Sox. The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET and can be seen on the YES Network, MLB Network, MLB TV, and can be heard on the radio with John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman on WFAN.
Capuano makes his first start for the Yankees back in his old stomping grounds of Fenway Park tonight. Capuano started the season with the Red Sox and worked out of their bullpen before moving on to the Colorado Rockies. Capuano had a good start in his Yankee debut last time out allowing just two runs in six innings.
Martin Prado, Stephen Drew, and Esmil Rogers are the newest Yankees and are expected to be available tonight for New York.
Ranuado is a New Jersey native that will be making the start tonight in place of recently traded away Jon Lester. Ranuado is a former LSU star and should be used to the bright lights and all eyes watching him. The Yankees will likely be calling him "Cy" or "daddy" by the end of the night like they usually do when they face a pitcher for the first time.
Yoenis Cespedes is expected to be in the lineup for the Red Sox tonight in Fenway.
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Go Yankees!!
Michael Pineda To Start Sunday in AAA
Lost in all the hoopla surrounding the trade deadline a bit of big news has been missed by a lot of people...
This Sunday, in Scranton, Michael Pineda will make his first rehab start against the Syracuse Chiefs.
That start will begin Pineda's 30-day minor league rehab assignment. Earlier this week Joe Girardi said Pineda would throw 60-65 pitches in his first rehab start. That means he'd likely bump that up to around 80-85 pitches in his second rehab start, and could very well be back with the Yankees five days after that.
If it weren't for the fact that the Yankees are in desperate need of rotation help I'd think Pineda's rehab would be longer.
This Sunday, in Scranton, Michael Pineda will make his first rehab start against the Syracuse Chiefs.
That start will begin Pineda's 30-day minor league rehab assignment. Earlier this week Joe Girardi said Pineda would throw 60-65 pitches in his first rehab start. That means he'd likely bump that up to around 80-85 pitches in his second rehab start, and could very well be back with the Yankees five days after that.
If it weren't for the fact that the Yankees are in desperate need of rotation help I'd think Pineda's rehab would be longer.
A Yankees Fans Reaction to the Jon Lester for Yoenis Cespedes Trade
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| Paint a beard on this man... |
In my opinion the Boston Red Sox may have made the best
trade of the trading deadline yesterday when they acquired Yoenis Cespedes for
Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes. Let’s face it the Red Sox are very likely to get
Lester back this winter, reports have said as much, and they aren’t going
anywhere but down this season. It makes perfect sense to open your eyes,
realize where you are, and make a move for the future. The great thing that
Boston does that New York will never do is the Yankees will hold onto their
players and suffer while Boston will be a much improved team in 2015.
The Red Sox will basically have Lester in the rotation next
season, Gomes would have been gone next season via free agency anyway and is
very easily replaced, and they will have one more season of Cespedes in the
middle of that lineup. That Boston lineup in the middle with David Ortiz,
Dustin Pedroia, and Cespedes is going to be really scary this season and next.
Cespedes may also be responsible for the Red Sox having to
tear down Fenway Park after he breaks the green monster with some of his hits
off his bat. Even if the Red Sox don’t get Lester back this winter in my
opinion they still made a great trade, probably the best trade of the deadline.
Cespedes is guaranteed through 2015 and could sign an extension while the
Lackey trade cleared some money for free agents. This looks to me like 2012 all
over again.
Brian Cashman, pay attention. This is what makes a good
general manager.
The Greedy Pinstripes Had The Martin Prado Deal First
I don't generally like to toot my own horn here on the blog but toot freaking toot. Bryan Van Dusen and myself had Martin Prado coming to New York months ago, weeks before anyone else even mentioning his name. Yesterday as we all know Peter O'Brien and a player to be named later or cash was sent to Arizona for Mr. Prado and I felt inclined to remind people where this all started. Right here...
Bryan Van Dusen brought up the fact that the Yankees should try and trade for Prado on June 22. CLICK HERE. Here's an excerpt:
While Prado's batting line so far in 2014 is not impressive (.274/.318/.377, with only 1 SB in 2 attempts), he's hit pretty well this month (.307/.338/.427). Along with having a solid bat, Martin's versatility would work well in New York, since last season he played over 200 innings at both 2B and LF, while playing almost 900 innings at 3B.
Improving in the infield may not be the Yankees most pressing need, but Yangervis Solarte's fall from grace and Brian Roberts being... well... Brian Roberts, should make Brian Cashman take a hard look at Prado.
The fire got going again on June 30 when I reminded fans that the Prado trade rumors were heating up and that they started here. CLICK HERE. I asked fans to remember where they heard it first when it happened and it happened, so remember....
Many thought we here at The Greedy Pinstripes were just pulling this awful idea out of our behinds and then Pinstripe Alley, one of the biggest and best Yankee blogs, wrote a piece on it. Now The New York Daily News and Billy Madden wrote about it. Now it's on MLB Trade Rumors. The fire is spreading, remember where you heard it first.
I even went as far as to ask Prado to be the new Kelly Johnson. Johnson was traded for Drew but Drew will be the new Roberts and it seems like Prado will be the new Johnson. Don't be mad at me for being happy for getting one right, it doesn't happen often. CLICK HERE.
Welcome to pinstripes Mr. Prado. I've had your name for a long time.
Predicting Tonight's Lineup In Boston
New faces wearing pinstripes tonight for manager Joe Girardi to pencil into the lineup. Let's have some fun on this Friday morning before we get back to work tonight in Fenway Park.
1. LF Brett Gardner
2. SS Derek Jeter
3. CF Jacoby Ellsbury
4. 1B Mark Teixeira
5. RF Martin Prado
6. C Brian McCann
7. DH Carlos Beltran
8. 3B Chase Headley
9. 2B Stephen Drew
I am probably way off base with this but I don't mind. In all actuality Beltran will probably be switched with Prado which still makes for a pretty balanced lineup. I like this lineup a lot better than I did two weeks ago that's for sure. It would look better with Yoenis Cespedes in the middle, I hate you Boston, but what can you do.
Quick Hit: Catching Up From An Active Trade Deadline
Just a quick hit to get everyone caught up from the flurry of roster moves and such out of Yankee land yesterday. The Yankees were very active at the trading deadline and while New York didn't make any blockbuster deals I think Brian Cashman gets a good grade for this deadline. Cashman did not give up any top notch talent and definitely bolstered our depth problem and our infield defense problems. A new right fielder, starting pitcher, or bullpen help would have been nice but there is always August for that I guess.
Anyway here is what happened to catch you up on this Friday:
The Yankees and Red Sox swapped Stephen Drew for Kelly Johnson. The Yankees will pay basically all of Drew's remaining $5 million on his deal. All signs point to Drew being the every day second baseman from here on out.
New York also acquired Martin Prado for prospect Peter O'Brien and a player to be named later or cash considerations. I am a big fan of O'Brien but I am a huge fan of this deal. O'Brien has shown incredible power in the minor leagues but Prado has shown a versatility and flexibility the Yankees seem to be missing this season. Not to mention that Prado has a very affordable contract for next season and 2016 as well. If I was a betting man I'd say Prado, while getting bounced around, will play a lot of right field this season and will be New York's every day second baseman next season.
The Yankees claimed starting pitcher Esmil Rogers off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays and will stash him in Triple-A for now. Scott Sizemore was released to make room on the 40 man roster for Rogers. Rogers has struggled with Toronto this season, doesn't miss a lot of bats, but keeps the ball on the ground and that may be enough with this new look infield the Yankees have.
The Yankees did not acquire Marlon Byrd. Naturally I learned this after I typed out about a 2000 word article about it. Oh well, so is life. Now you know and knowing is half the battle. Happy Friday.
New York Travels To Pawtucket Tonight To Face Red Sox Triple-A Squad
The Boston Red Sox may throw out a team tonight that more
resembles their Triple-A affiliate then a major league team, at least in the
pitching department. With the trades of John Lackey to the St. Louis Cardinals,
Felix Doubront to the Chicago Cubs, and Jon Lester to the Oakland Athletics the
Red Sox went in a full blown fire sale in their pitching department. This comes
just in time for the series tonight in Fenway Park with the New York Yankees.
The bad news is the first Yankees pitcher to greet newly
acquired Yoenis Cespedes will be Chris Capuano. That could get hairy pretty
quick. Guess we will just have to watch and stay tuned. The Yankees need
whatever help they can get on and off the field right now and a depleted Boston
squad certainly helps. Let’s just hope this isn’t another trap series like the
Texas Rangers series turned out to be.
New York needs wins and hopefully they come tonight in
Boston, or Pawtucket, or Oz, or wherever the Yankees are playing. Have a good
day guys.
This Day In New York Yankees History 8/1: The Boss Smells a Rat and His Name Is Bud Selig
Also on this day in 1975 the Yankees hired Billy Martin to be their manager for the first of five times. Martin replaced Bill Virdon after he never won a game at Yankee Stadium since New York was playing their home games at Shea Stadium while Yankee Stadium was being renovated.
Finally on this day in 1941 the Yankees held Ladies Night at Yankee Stadium and were entertained by a Lefty Gomez shutout. This shutout makes today's list because Gomez set a new major league record with 11 walks in the Yankees 9-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Gomez improved his record to 10-3 and the Yankees won the game.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Brian Roberts Designated For Assignment
Breaking news out of New York as second baseman Brian Roberts has been designated for assignment. Robert's 25 man and 40 man roster spot will go to the newly acquired Stephen Drew. I am not sure if this means Drew will be playing second base or if it's just a coincidence but I don't believe in many coincidences. Either way the Brian Roberts era is over and the Stephen Drew era has begun. We may or may not get a upgrade offensively but we definitely will defensively and that's always a start.
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