Michael Pineda will make his spring
training debut on Monday. He will start
the game with Nathan Eovaldi pitching after him out of the bullpen. It isn't that unusual for starters to do that
this early in the spring.
CC Sabathia will pitch in a
simulated game on Sunday. Joe Girardi
did say that the Yankees are moving slower with him then they are with the
other pitchers. He also said the team
has it mapped out so that Sabathia will see enough action to be ready for the
start of the season.
Opening day starter hasn't been
announced yet. Girardi said the Yankees
want to wait a little longer before making a decision. My take on that is they want Tanaka to be the
opening day starter but want to wait and make sure he is 100 percent healthy
first.
The Yankees are giving Didi
Gregorius at bats against lefty starters in spring training. They want to see his numbers improve against
lefties and know that won't happen if he doesn't see lefties. He said he likes the idea and has made some
minor mechanical adjustments that he thinks will help him.
Tanaka threw a two inning simulated
game on Saturday morning. He felt good
and looked good according to the reports.
He is on schedule for the start of the season and to pitch in a game some
time next week.
Dellin Betances will make his
spring debut on Sunday. Carlos Beltran
felt fine after his spring debut on Friday night. He said now it is just a matter of getting
his timing. He said that he is pain free
and that is the good thing.
We will see for sure when the
lineup comes out on Sunday morning but it looks like Arod could be playing
third and if not he will on Monday. The
Yankees signed Mat Gamel to a minor league contract on Friday. He is the older brother of Yankees farmhand Ben
Gamel. Mat was a pretty good hitter
before knee injuries derailed him. He is
29 and a first base, DH type player. He
hasn't played in two years but use to really hit in the minor leagues.
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