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A-Rod Homers Again As Warren Tames Tigers
Alex Rodriguez and Rob Refsnyder homered to help provide right-hander Adam Warren to six runs before he even threw a pitch as New York blistered Detroit pitching on Friday at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, FL.
The Yankees greeted right-hander Alfredo Simon (1-2) with four extra-base hits in the first inning, keyed by a two-run home run off the bat of Refsnyder. Jose Pirela – hitting a sizzling .370 this spring – preceded Refsnyder with a two-run double off Simon, who was tagged for six runs on six hits and one walk over three innings.
Rodriguez launched an opposite-field shot to right-center in the fifth inning off right-hander Bruce Rondon.
Meanwhile, Warren (2-0) sailed through five innings, yielding only a leadoff home run to Yoenis Cespedes in the bottom of the fifth inning. He limited the Tigers to four hits, walked none and fanned three to stake a very strong claim on the No. 5 starter spot.
With the victory the Yankees also seemed to have set themselves as spring "road warriors." They have scored 48 runs in nine road games in March while they have managed only 30 runs in 10 home contests.
Their overall Grapefruit League record stands at 11-7.
- After right-hander Esmil Rogers struggled in his start on Thursday it was encouraging to see Warren pitch so well against the Tigers on Friday. Warren, 27, has a tidy 2.77 ERA and has not walked a batter in 13 innings this spring. Though the decision on who will replace injured left-hander Chris Capuano in the rotation will not be made until March 28, Warren seems to be the clear leader now.
- Pirela and Refsnyder each drove in two runs in that six-run first inning and they both have had impressive springs. Pirela, 25, is an excellent line-drive hitter but he is not a real gifted fielder. He can play second, third and in the outfield. So he has some real value as utility player. Refsnyder, 23, is also a legitimate .300 hitter. But the converted outfielder is still learning second base. They both will start the season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre but you could see both of them in Yankee Stadium this season.
- Rodriguez, 39, has avoided off-field drama and played hard this spring. It is beginning to pay off as A-Rod may be winning the primary DH role. He is hitting .269 with two home runs and three RBIs in 11 games. But the real indicator that Rodriguez is progressing at the plate is the four walks he has drawn as opposed to only five strikeouts. That means the right-handed slugger is seeing the ball well.
If a team scores six runs in the first inning and cruises to a 11-2 victory there hardly can be anything to criticize. It is nice to see the Yankees score 11 runs in each of their past two road games. It would be nice if they would score more often at home.
Backup infielder Brendan Ryan made his spring debut for the Yankees at shortstop and he doubled to drive in Brett Gardner in the first inning and later scored on Brian McCann's RBI single. He ended the day 1-for-3 after five innings. Ryan, 32, has been sidelined by a mid-back strain he sustained while lifting weights just before the start of the exhibition season. Barring any setbacks, Ryan will be the backup middle infielder behind shortstop Didi Gregorius and second baseman Stephen Drew. . . . The Yankees trimmed their spring roster of five players on Friday including outfielder Tyler Austin. The team optioned Austin, right-hander Dan Burawa and left-hander Jose De Paula to Scranton. Outfielder Mason Williams was optioned to Double-A Trenton. Meanwhile, right-hander Wilking Rodriguez was reassigned to minor-league camp. That leaves the Yankees with 48 players on their spring roster.
The Yankees return home to George M. Steinbrenner Field to play host to the Houston Astros on Saturday.
Right-hander Michael Pineda will start for the Yankees hoping to continue what has been a very impressive spring. Pineda, 26, is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two starts. He has only given up one hit and one walk while he has fanned six in five innings.
The Astros will counter with their ace left-hander Dallas Keuchel, who is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA in two starts.
Game-time will be 1:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast by MLB Radio through KBME in Houston.
After Rally Yankees Fall To Phils In 'Ruf' Ending
Darin Ruf broke up a 3-3 tie with a leadoff home run in the eighth inning and the Phillies added three more in the ninth as Philadelphia outlasted New York on Thursday at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL
Ruf's blast into the right-field bleachers came off right-hander Nick Goody (0-1). Left-hander Andy Oliver (2-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings and fanned four batters to pick up the victory. Right-hander Luis Garcia pitched a perfect ninth to notch his third save of the spring.
The Yankees trailed from the first inning until the bottom of the sixth when Didi Gregarious singled, Stephen Drew walked and Carlos Beltran followed with an RBI single up the middle off left-hander Joely Rodriguez.
The loss drops the Yankees to a 10-7 record in Grapefruit League play.
Ever since Robin$on Cano took his bat, ball and glove to the Pacific Northwest in an angry huff, second base has been sort of a mess for the Yankees.
General manager Brian Cashman tried to replace a Michelin tire with a well-worn B.F. Goodrich with a blowout patch on it in Brian Roberts last season.
The 37-year-old veteran batted .237 with five homers and 21 RBIs in 91 games until he was released on Aug. 1. The former All-Star who suffered through four previous seasons of injuries just had nothing left in the tank. He announced he was retiring on Oct. 18.
The Yankees shifted gears and dealt infielder Kelly Johnson to the Boston Red Sox for Drew with the intention of making him a second baseman.
Drew played 46 games for the Yankees and ended up batting .150 with three home runs and 15 RBIs. To say that second base was a black hole for offense in 2014 would be putting it mildly.
It is also why there were raised eyebrows when Drew was offered a one-year, $5 million contract to stay with the Yankees and he was quickly named this spring by manager Joe Girardi as the team's starting second baseman.
Eyebrows were raised even farther when Drew began spring training 1-for-13 (.077).
Since then Drew has picked up his offense and he is in the middle of a very encouraging hot streak. He was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI against the Phillies on Thursday.
That means in his past three games, Drew is 3-for-7 (.429) with a home run and four RBIs. Even when he is making outs now they are loud outs to the outfield.
The Yankees would like for Drew to return to his form of 2013 when he batted .253 with 13 home runs and 67 RBIs for the Red Sox. Those numbers for a second baseman with the Yankees would look great compared to what they got from the position last season.
Drew is just hopeful that he can continue his steady progression with the bat throughout the rest of the spring. He may not be a Michelin but he just might still have a decent amount tread life left at age 32.
- Considering the Yankees only managed four hits, the best thing you can say is that no one got injured. That is a positive, I guess.
- Chase Headley continues to swing a red-hot bat. Headley cracked a solo home run with one out in the second inning off Phillies starter Aaron Harang. Although it seemed unwise last season for the Yankees to trade for a third baseman who was struggling with back issues, Headley seems to be over the back problems and he seems primed for a big season. He is batting .370 with two home runs and three RBIs.
- Gregorius was 3-for-3 on Wednesday against the Braves in Lake Buena Vista, FL, and one of the hits came off a left-hander. On Thursday, he started a rally that tied the game in the sixth with a hit off the lefty Rodriguez. Perhaps he might be on the road to solving them after hitting below .200 against them for his career.
- Yankee starter Esmil Rogers, competing to replace the injured Chris Capuano as the team's No. 5 starter, was not sharp at all on Thursday. After not being scored upon this spring, the Phillies touched Rogers, 29, for single runs in the first three innings. Ryan Howard tagged him for a two-out RBI single in the first. Cody Asche hammered a leadoff homer in the second and Carlos Ruiz added a two-out RBI single in the third off Rogers.
- Left-hander Chasen Shreve, acquired along with right-hander David Carpenter from the Braves in exchange for left-hander Manny Banuelos, is vying to become a third lefty in the bullpen behind Andrew Miller and Justin Wilson. But Shreve, 24, took a step backwards when he was shelled for three runs (two earned) on three hits in the ninth inning.
Jacoby Ellsbury told reporters that despite being restricted from all baseball activities for a week that he will be ready for Opening Day. Ellsbury, 31, sustained a mild oblique strain throwing in the outfield prior to Sunday's game against the Phillies. "I think the good thing is we do have time and I'm fully confident that I'll be there Opening Day, ready to play," Ellsbury told reporters. . . . Right-hander Jared Burton, 33, sustained a strained lat and will undergo an MRI to determine the extent of the injury. Burton is a non-roster invitee who is competing for a bullpen spot this spring. . . . Backup infielder Brendan Ryan, who has been sidelined all spring with a mid-back strain, is scheduled to make his spring debut on Friday.
The Yankees will travel to Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland FL, on Friday to face the Detroit Tigers.
Adam Warren, who is battling Rogers for the fifth spot in the rotation, will start for the Yankees. Warren is 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in three starts this spring.
The Tigers will counter with right-hander Alfredo Simon, who is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in three starts.
Game-time will be 1:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be not be broadcast via TV or radio.
Tanaka Cruises Again As Yankee Bats Bash Braves
LAKE BUENA VISTA – Masahiro Tanaka continued his dominance by tossing 3 2/3 shutout innings and Stephen Drew and Brian McCann led a 12-run, 14-hit attack with a pair of two-run homers as New York hammered Atlanta at Champion Field on Wednesday.
Tanaka (1-0), making his second start of the spring, retired 16 of the 18 batters he faced while striking out three to get credit for the victory. The right-hander only gave up a single to A.J. Pierzynski in the second inning and a double to Freddie Freeman in the fourth.
The Yankees, meanwhile, took an early 1-0 lead in the third inning on Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz (0-1) on a two-out RBI single by Chase Headley to score Didi Gregorius, who was 3-for-3 on the night including an RBI triple in the fifth.
But the Yankees really teed off on Braves left-hander James Russell, scoring six runs on seven hits in the fourth and fifth innings that included Drew's deep two-run blast in the fourth and McCann's nearly identically longball in the fifth.
It was the most runs the Yankees have scored this spring in a game since they defeated the Houston Astros 9-4 on March 7 in Kissimmee, FL.
With the victory, the Yankees improved their Grapefruit League record to 10-6.
- Tanaka, 26, followed up his sensational two-inning debut against the Braves on March 12 at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL, with another dominant performance on Wednesday. Now maybe the media and fans will shut up about his right elbow and just admit that Tanaka is just fine. He is primed for another great season.
- I have been on Drew's case all spring so I have to admit that he is beginning to come around with the bat. Drew was 1-for-3 against the Braves and is 2-for-5 with three RBIs in his past two games, raising his spring average from what was a low of .077 on March 12 to .167.
- McCann has been struggling this spring also. But he returned to what was his spring home field for nine seasons and raked big time. He was 2-for-2 with a walk, a single and a home run and that raised his spring average to .217. He came in hitting .143.
- Gregorius is quickly making a name for himself as an exceptional fielder and tonight he showed that he is capable of swinging the bat. He was 3-for-3 with two singles, a triple, a stolen base and one RBI. He is hitting a solid .273 so far and he seems to have won over Yankee fans with his range and cannon arm.
- The only big negative of the evening was a pair of two-out errors. The first was Garrett Jones on a ball off the bat of Alberto Callaspo in the fifth inning. Former Yankee Zoilo Almonte followed with a single and fellow former Yankee Kelly Johnson then hit a three-run home run off right-hander Jose Ramirez, who deserved a better fate.
- The following inning Rob Refsnyder's errant throw allowed Jesus Flores to reach first. Andrelton Simmons then singled and Callaspo followed with an RBI single off right-hander Andrew Bailey, who was making his first appearance in a game in 19 months when he pitched for the Boston Red Sox in 2013. That means that four of the five runs the Braves scored were unearned.
Once again, the Yankees soft-pedaled an injury to the media that turns out to be more serious. The Yankees announced on Wednesday that starting center-fielder Jacoby Ellsbury will cease all baseball-related activities for a week due to what is being called a mild oblique strain. After the Yankees said Ellsbury would not require an MRI, he was sent for one and it revealed the strain. Ellsbury said he felt the injury before Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Joe Girardi said that he still thinks Ellsbury will have enough time to be ready for Opening Day. "I thought he was in a pretty good place, as far as being in shape and playing multiple days," Girardi told reporters "There'll be plenty of time for him." . . . Yankees left-hander Jose de Paula is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his left shoulder on Thursday. De Paula has felt some lingering soreness for the past few days but had to stop throwing when the pain returned on Wednesday.
The Yankees return to Tampa to play host again to the Phillies.
The competition for the fifth starter's spot heats up with right-hander Emil Rogers scheduled tho start for the Yankees. Rogers has no record and a 0.00 ERA in four games (two starts). He is one of the front-runners to replace the injured Chris Capuano in the rotation.
The Phillies will counter with veteran right-hander Aaron Harang, who is making only his second appearance of the spring. He is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter now that Cliff Lee has been placed on the 60-day disabled list with a left forearm strain.
Game-time will be 7:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast nationally by ESPN and locally by the YES Network.
Blue Jays Spoil Sabathia's Debut To Top Yankees
The Blue Jays received a two-out RBI double from Dayan Viciedo and a RBI single by Devon Travis in the second inning off left-hander CC Sabathia as Toronto defeated New York to ruin Sabathia's spring debut on Tuesday at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL.
Sabathia, 34, pitched a 1-2-3 first inning before being greeted by a leadoff single in the second by former Yankee Dioner Navarro. Two outs later, Viciedo doubled to deep center to score Navarro and Travis followed with a lined single to left to score Viciedo.
Josh Thole then doubled to left, however, Brett Gardner relayed the ball to Didi Gregorius and Gregorius fired a perfect strike from shallow left-field to Brian McCann to nail a sliding Travis at home plate.
The Blue Jays added a run in the third inning off Dellin Betances on a leadoff triple by Jose Reyes and an RBI groundout by Josh Donaldson.
The Yankees got a run in the second inning on a one-out RBI single by Stephen Drew after Blue Jays starter Drew Hutchinson had walked Garrett Jones and Chris Young singled.
They also scored in the fourth on the first spring homer by Mark Teixeira to lead off the frame. Teixiera's homer was an opposite-field blast to the deepest part of the ballpark in left.
Hutchison (2-0) was the winning pitcher. Sabathia (0-1) took the loss. Roberto Osuna pitched two scoreless innings to earn a save.
The Yankees' Grapefruit League record is now 9-6.
So much has been made of the Yankees' starting trio of Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda and Sabathia all returning from injury-plagued seasons. There obviously is a fair amount of concern about Tanaka's right elbow, Pineda's right shoulder and Sabathia's right knee.
But on Tuesday, Sabathia joined Tanaka and Pineda on the road to health. The result was not what Sabathia wanted. But the Yankees will just be happy that their 6-foot-7 former ace is pitching again after a serious knee injury limited him to just eight starts in 2014.
Sabathia looked free and easy in the first, retiring Jose Reyes and Jose Bautista on routine grounders and striking out Donaldson.
Getting lit up for four hits and two runs in the second was not supposed to be part of the plan. But Sabathia is taking a longer view.
"Obviously, you don't want to give up runs, but it being spring training, it is what it is," Sabathia told reporters. "But just being able to command the baseball and let it go, throw it hard, it feels good."
Sabathia's career was in jeopardy because of a degenerative condition in his knee that could have resulted in a risky microfracture procedure that no pitcher has undergone. Instead, Sabathia opted for a less invasive surgery that stabilized the knee.
The veteran left-hander, however, does not have any cartilage in the knee and he will have to maintain a program of exercises and conditioning to keep it from flaring up. But Sabathia has added weight to increase his strength and endurance and he believes that he can stay healthy throughout the 2015 season.
Manager Joe Girardi was pleased with what he saw on Tuesday.
"I liked the way the ball was coming out of his hand tonight," Girardi told reporters. "I just thought he threw the ball really well. I'm not worried about the runs he gave up because he's still trying to work on things, obviously, but first step really positive for me."
There is a certain kind of calm in the clubhouse now knowing that Tanaka, Pineda and Sabathia are all able to pitch again. Losing all three to injury last season, in addition to right-hander Ivan Nova, was the major reason why 2014 was not a successful campaign.
The success of 2015 is predicated on them each being able to pitch an entire season. Sabathia sees no reason why they can't.
- If there is any doubt about Gregorius' defensive abilities at shortstop, he erased them with his spectacular long relay throw that nipped Travis at the plate that saved a run. Much has been made of Gregorius' range but what really sets him apart his cannon of an arm. Get used to seeing some highlight reel plays from the young shortstop. He is a very special player in the field.
- Teixeira's home run was a huge moment for him and for Yankee fans. Last spring, Teixeira was recovering from surgery on his right wrist and residual pain limited him to 123 games in which he hit 22 home runs and drove in 62 runs. His home run to left-center proves that his right wrist is just fine. The Yankees would like to see him return to his 2011 form, when he hit 39 homers and drove in 111 runs.
- Young was inserted into the lineup to replace a slightly injured Jacoby Ellsbury and he responded with a 2-for-3 night. Young, 31, gives the Yankees a fourth outfielder who is capable of playing all three outfield spots and he provides right-hand power, some speed and steady fielding. In 23 games with the Yankees last September, Young hit .282 with three home runs and 10 RBIs to earn a contract for 2015.
- Seeing Sabathia get lit up in the second inning was not an encouraging sign if you are a pessimist. After all, the knee injury Sabathia suffered only prevented him from pitching. It had nothing to do with the 14-13 record and 4.78 ERA he recorded in 2013. Sabathia's next step is to find a way to be successful without his mid-90s fastball. So in addition to proving he is healthy, Sabathia will have to show he can win with a fastball that tops out at 90.
- Gardner has been a batting funk of late. Since March 9, he is 1-for-17 (.059). Gardner is being counted upon along with Ellsbury to set table at the start of the lineup for the power hitters that follow him. It is darn near impossible for Gardner to score runs from the dugout after recording outs. He needs to pick it up soon.
- McCann is also having a sluggish spring. He is batting only .143 and does not have a home run and just a single RBI. After hitting a career low .232 the Yankees are counting on McCann to provide offense in the middle of the lineup this season.
Ellsbury sat out the game with what was termed a "mild, mild, mild mild" abdominal strain. Ellsbury, 31, noticed the injury on Sunday and he was sent to a doctor, who said it did not require an MRI. Girardi said Ellsbury will sit out two games and will be reevaluated on Thursday. "Am I concerned? I'm not too concerned." Girardi said.
The Yankees will travel to Lake Buena Vista, FL, on Wednesday to face the Atlanta Braves at Champion Field.
Tanaka will make his second start of the spring and he is expected to pitch three innings. Tanaka recorded two strikeouts and four groundouts in a very impressive two-inning debut against the Braves on March 12 in Tampa.
Right-hander Mike Foltynewicz will get the start for the Braves. Vying for a spot in the Braves' rotation, the 23-year-old is 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA in his first two starts.
Game-time will be 6:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast on a delayed basis at 11 p.m. by MLB Network and live on MLB Radio through WFOM in Atlanta.
Headley's Homer Propels Yankees Past Phillies
Chase Headley hit his first home run of the spring to lead off the seventh inning and broke a 1-1 tie as New York edged Philadelphia on Sunday at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL.
Headley's blast came off a 0-2 pitch from right-hander Kevin Slowey and it landed in the right-field bleachers to give the Yankees a lead they would not relinquish.
Despite giving up the tying run in the top of the seventh inning, David Carpenter (1-0) got credit for the victory. Right-hander Wilking Rodriguez pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his second spring save.
Slowey (2-1) took the loss.
The Yankees improved their spring record to 9-5.
When the Yankees faced the Miami Marlins in an exhibition game in Panama last spring, Nathan Eovaldi made a definite impression on manager Joe Girardi and the Yankees hitters he faced. There was the 95 mile-per-hour fastball, a slider, a curve and a change-up.
The secondary pitches were passable and ordinary but the right-hander had a fastball that could not be taught. It just sizzled. It was electric.
The fact that Eovaldi was only 6-14 with a 4.37 ERA last season was surprising enough. Even more shocking was that he led National League pitchers in hits allowed with 223 and he registered only 142 strikeouts in 199 2/3 innings.
So the Yankees asked pitching coach Larry Rothschild of he could "fix" Eovaldi enough to make him a better pitcher. Rothschild said he could by working to improve his secondary pitches and getting him to "elevate" his fastball to make it more of a weapon.
So on Dec. 19 the Yankees dealt infielder Martin Prado and right-hander David Phelps to the Marlins in exchange for Eovaldi, first-baseman/outfielder Garrett Jones and right-handed pitching prospect Domingo German.
This spring Rothschild went to work tinkering with Eovaldi's pitch assortment. Then he pushed him to use the upper part of the strike zone more with his fastball. So when the exhibition season started, Eovaldi, 25, began testing his new plan of attack on live batters.
The results have been astonishing. On Sunday, Eovaldi pitched four innings and faced the minimum 12 batters. He gave up no runs on two hits and struck out three. But the clearest sign that Eovaldi is developing into a pitcher was that he threw 38 out his 45 pitches for strikes.
"Today, overall everything felt pretty good," Eovaldi told reporters. "For the most part today, I was able to throw all four of my pitches, so that's a good sign."
Eovaldi is being counted upon to be the No. 4 starter in the rotation that includes Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda and CC Sabathia. The pressure of pitching in New York is always difficult but Eovaldi looks to be ready to embrace it.
All he has to do is do exactly what he did on Sunday against the Phillies.
Overall this spring Eovaldi is 0-1 with a 1.00 ERA and nine strikeouts in seven innings. Even better he has not walked a batter. The pupil is listening and learning.
"We're really excited to have him in camp with us as one of our starters. We think he can do a really good job for us," Girardi told reporters.
- Headley entered the game hot and he now has seven hits in his past 12 at-bats (.583). His home run ended up being the game-winning hit and he is making it very hard for Alex Rodriguez to find a defined role with the team. Because he is hitting .384 and he has four-year, $50-million contract in his pocket it is obvious that Headley will be the Yankees' starting third baseman on Opening Day.
- Slade Heathcott drove in another run on Sunday with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh that scored Greg Bird. Heathcott, a 24-year-old former first-round outfield pick, was actually released by the Yankees and re-signed to a contract as a non-roster invitee this spring. Heathcott's all-out style of play has led to a series of injuries that have sidetracked him. Now healthy, he is showing the Yankees he can play. He is 6-for-12 (.500) with a home run and four RBIs in nine games. There is a chance Heathcott may be resurrecting a once-promising career.
- Chase Whitley pitched two scoreless innings after Eovaldi and looked pretty impressive. He did not give up a hit or a walk and he fanned two batters. Whitley has not been scored upon this spring. He has a good shot to make the team as a spot starter and long reliever.
- Although Carpenter, 29, got the victory he did not pitch all that effectively for a second consecutive game. In his past two outings, Carpenter has been tagged for three runs on four hits and a walk over two innings. Carpenter was 6-4 with a 3.54 ERA in 65 relief appearances with the Atlanta Braves last season. He is being counted upon to be the primary setup man for Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances and needs to start pitching better.
- Stephen Drew reverted back to previous form by going 0-for-3 on Sunday. He is 2-for-19 (.105) this spring after he hit an anemic .162 last season.
No. 1 pitching prospect Luis Severino and former first-round draft pick Aaron Judge were among 10 players the Yankees cut on Sunday and reassigned to minor-league camp. Severino, 21, gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk while striking out five over 2 2/3 innings in two appearances. The 6-foot-7 Judge was 3-for-11 (.273) with four walks, a double and a homer in four games. In addition the Yankees cut catchers Trent Garrison and Juan Graterol, right-handers Nick Goody and Diego Moreno, left-handers James Pazos and Tyler Webb, infielder Cito Culver and outfielder Jake Cave.
The Yankees will take Monday off and resume their exhibition schedule on Tuesday by hosting the Toronto Blue Jays.
It will signal the spring debut of left-hander Sabathia, who was 3-4 with a 5.28 ERA in eight starts before undergoing surgery to repair a degenerative condition in his right knee. Sabathia has added weight and said he feels stronger. This will be a good test if he is healthy and ready.
Sabathia will face right-hander Drew Hutchison, who is 1-0 with a 0.0 ERA in two spring appearances. Hutchison was 11-13 with a 4.48 ERA for the Blue Jays last season.
Game-time will be 7:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast nationally by the MLB Network and locally by the YES Network.
Rogers Impressive But Jays Shut Out Yankees
Steve Tolleson drew a two-out walk, stole second and then scored on a single by Caleb Gindl off left-hander Tyler Webb in the sixth inning as Toronto edged a New York split squad on Saturday at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, FL.
Left-hander Aaron Loup (1-0) pitched a perfect sixth inning to notch the victory. Chris Jenkins pitched the ninth to earn the save.
Webb (0-1) was tagged with the loss.
The Yankees' spring record drops to 8-5.
- Right-hander Esmil Rogers started for the Yankees and he pitched three scoreless innings. Though Rogers struck out three, he did give up four hits and Brett Gardner actually saved him a run by throwing out Russell Martin at home plate on a Josh Donaldson lined single to left in the first inning. With left-hander Chris Capuano out for at least a month, Rogers remains a viable candidate to replace him as the team's No.5 starter.
- Gardner's defense – particularly his throwing arm – came up big in this game. Martin led off with a double and Donaldson followed two batters later with his hard-hit single. Gardner fielded the ball and then made a perfect throw to catcher Eddy Rodriguez to get Martin by about 10 feet.
- The Yankees managed just five hits but one of them was a hard-hit single off the right-field wall in the fourth by Alex Rodriguez, who played third base and batted fourth in his first road game of the spring. Rodriguez is now 6-for-16 (.375) with a homer and two RBIs this spring.
- Rodriguez's surgically repaired hips and his rust after more a season of inactivity cost the Yankees dearly in this game. First, Rodriguez was unable to get to second on his hit off the wall in the fourth. Later that inning he failed to score from third on a lined shot to right-field off the bat of Jose Pirela. Rodriguez froze off the base instead of going back to tag up.
- The Yankees had a number of chances to score and blew every one of them. They 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. They even had the potential tying run thrown out at home plate that ended the contest.
- All six Yankee pitchers either gave up a hit or walk and none of them had a 1-2-3 inning. Webb induced a double play in the sixth but then walked Tolleson. The Blue Jays turned it into a run on steal by Tolleson and two-out single by Gindl.
Manager Joe Girardi told reporters on Saturday that he is no hurry to name a closer. "I won't make that decision until really late, because to me, that's not one of my pressing decisions," Girardi said. Right-hander Dellin Betances and left-hander Andrew Miller each pitched an inning on Saturday. . . . Left-hander CC Sabathia threw a 35-pitch bullpen session and his next assignment will be his first start of the spring on Tuesday against the Blue Jays at George M. Steinbrenner Field. . . . Backup infielder Brendan Ryan, 31, who has been sidelined since sustaining a back injury lifting weights before the exhibition season started, is making progress in getting healthy. The Yankees hope that he is able to play sometime later next week.
The Yankees will play host to a Philadelphia Phillies split squad on Sunday in Tampa, FL.
Newly acquired right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (0-1, 1.80 ERA) will get the nod for the Yankees. The 25-year-old former Marlin will be making his third appearance of the spring.
The Phillies will counter with non-roster right-hander Sean O'Sullivan (0-1, 9.82 ERA) will also be making his third appearance of the spring.
Game-time will be 1:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be available via WFAN in New York through MLB Radio.
Pineda Looks Dominant As Yankees Down Tigers
There is an old saying that it hard to know what you missed until it is gone. When it comes to Michael Pineda the Yankees never want to find out again what they missed.
Pineda, 26, threw three dominant no-hit and scoreless innings as a New York split squad defeated a Detroit split squad on Saturday at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL.
The 6-foot-7, 260-pound right-hander looked in complete control in striking out four and walking one in a 34-pitch outing in which he threw 24 of them for strikes. To cap off his outing, Pineda picked off Andrew Romine for the final out in the third inning after he had just walked him.
"My changeup and [other] pitches were working really good," Pineda told reporters. "The command is still good. I was very happy."
The Yankees opened the scoring in the third against left-hander Kyle Lobstein when Mason Williams led off with a triple and scored on Didi Gregorius' sacrifice fly.
The Tigers tied it off Dellin Betances in the fourth when Rajai Davis led off with a ground-rule double. He advanced to third on a balk called on Betances and scored on a groundout by Josh Wilson.
The Yankees pulled ahead for good in the sixth against right-hander Rafael Dolis when Gregorius, Chase Headley and Stephen Drew all singled to load the bases and Mark Teixeira's potential double-play grounder was botched when Dixon Machado threw wild to first and allowed Gregorius and Headley to score.
Rookie right-hander Nick Rumbelow (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to earn the victory. Jared Burton pitched tossed a perfect ninth inning to earn his second save. Doris took the loss.
The Yankees improved their Grapefruit League record to 8-4.
- If starting pitching is indeed the key to success in the American League East the Yankees might have the best two starters in the division in a healthy Masahiro Tanaka and Pineda. It is still early but all indications are that this pair is primed for success in 2015. Pineda actually may look more dominant than Tanaka because he has pinpoint control and he is nearly impossible to hit.
- Headley is having a very good spring. After his 3-for-3 day in Sarasota against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday he appears to be on a groove. In his past three games, Headley is 6-for-9 (.667). He was 2-for-3 on Saturday to raise his spring average to .368. Perhaps signing the third baseman to a four-year, $50 million deal this winter was a stroke of genius.
- I have been on his rear end all spring for not hitting so I have to give kudos to Drew for his single in the sixth that loaded the bases. It was only Drew's second hit of the spring and his first since March 6 against the Philadelphia Phillies. Drew was in 0-for-12 funk until that hit. He now is hitting .125 so he still has a ways to go. But at least it is encouraging.
- Betances struggled for the first time this spring. He gave up ground-rule doubles to Davis and Nick Castellanos and committed a balk to allow Davis to score later. He also did not strike out a batter, which is even more indicative that he did not have his good stuff on Saturday.
- Though he has had a decent spring, it was not a good day for Garrett Jones. He was 0-for-3 and he struck out twice. Jones has chance to be the team's primary designated hitter this season and he is hitting .250 thus far.
The features Bronx Banter and On Deck will appear in my subsequent post.
Yankees Dump Bosox On Galvez's 3-Run Triple
Non-roster invitee Jonathan Galvez laced a two-out, bases-loaded double in the fourth inning to give the Yankees a lead they would not relinquish as New York downed Boston on Friday at jetBlue Park in Fort Myers, FL.
With the Yankees trailing 2-0, Garrett Jones and Brian McCann opened the frame with back-to-back singles to chase right-hander Rick Porcello. One out later, Rob Refsynder loaded the bases on a slow-roller single between home plate and third base off reliever Dalier Hinojosa.
With two out, Galvez, 24, lofted an opposite-field fly ball that dropped out of right-fielder Daniel Nava's glove as he hit the side wall for a triple.
The Yankees added a pair of runs in the seventh inning off right-hander Edward Mujica on a two-run double by Mason Williams.
Yankees starter Adam Warren (1-0) yielded two runs on four hits while striking out two in three innings to get credit for the victory. Left-hander Jacob Lindgren pitched a scoreless ninth to get a save.
Hinojosa (0-1) was saddled with the loss.
The Yankees earned a split in their two Grapefruit League games with the Red Sox. They lost to the Bosox 10-6 at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday. Their spring record improves to 7-4.
The majority of players enter spring training camp with very long odds of making a team and Galvez is looking at some of the longest of odds.
He was signed by the Yankees as minor-league free agent and given an invitation to spring training after he batted .280 with 10 home runs and 52 RBIs in 103 games for the San Diego Padres' Triple-A El Paso team in the Pacific Coast League.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Dominican entered camp knowing that starter Chase Headley is just beginning a four-year contract and that three-time American League Most Valuable Player Alex Rodriguez is next in line to play third base.
But Galvez is hoping that he might open enough eyes in the Yankees front office to stay in the organization to provide infield depth at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. If not, there is a chance he might catch some interest from another team needing a third baseman with some power.
Galvez actually began his minor-league career as middle infielder with the Padres. But he has not played shortstop since 2011 and he has played only one game as second baseman since 2012. He now mostly plays first base, third base and left-field.
The Yankees have used him primarily at third and in one game as a left-fielder. After Friday's game, Galvez is 4-for-15 (.267) with no home runs and the three important RBIs he picked up against the Red Sox.
Even if Galvez fails to stick with the Yankees this season he can take comfort in knowing he helped the team beat its bitter rival in their own ballpark. That is pretty good feather to have in your cap.
- Galvez finished the evening 2-for-3 in what was, by far, he best game of the spring. The Yankees only sent veterans McCann, Jones and Chris Young on the long bus ride to Fort Myers but it was Galvez who ended up being the hero.
- Williams entered the game in the bottom of the fifth inning and began the day just 2-for-10. But his opposite-field, ground-rule double in the seventh scored Galvez (who singled earlier) and Aaron Judge (who had doubled). Williams, 23, is coming off a disappointing season in which he hit .228 at Double-Trenton.
- If you throw out the innings that Warren and right-hander Branden Pinder (who gave a run in the seventh) pitched the other four Yankee relievers combined to give up one hit and three walks with eight strikeouts in five innings. Those pitchers included Chasen Shreve, Jose Ramirez, Nick Goody and Lindgren.
- Warren was nicked for two hits and a run in the first inning as Mookie Betts scored on a Hanley Ramirez groundout. Then in the third Betts doubled and scored on an infield single by David Ortiz. Warren was supposed to pitch four innings but he left after three because his pitch count was up to 58. He threw 29 pitches in the third inning alone. Warren has to be sharper in order to limit his pitch count.
- Young was 0-for-3 with a strikeout and he did not get a ball out of the infield. Young, 31, is now 3-for-18 (.167) with four strikeouts in what has been a slow spring with the bat. The Yankees are looking to the former National League All-Star to provide power from the right side, some speed on the bases and solid defense in the outfield.
Manager Joe Girardi told reporters on Friday that left-hander CC Sabathia will make his spring debut at home on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Sabathia is coming off surgery on his right knee after he was limited to just eight starts last season. In addition, Girardi announced that Masahiro Tanaka will make his second start on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves at Champion Stadium in Lake Buena Vista, FL.
The Yankees will play the second of three split-squad games scheduled for this spring on Saturday.
At their complex in Tampa, FL, the Yankees will host the Detroit Tigers, who also are fielding a split squad.
Right-hander Michael Pineda will make his second start of the spring for the Yankees. The Tigers will counter with left-hander Kyle Lobstein.
Game-time will be 1:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast by the YES Network.
Meanwhile, the Yankees will send a team to play the Toronto Blue Jays at Florida Auto Nation Stadium in Dunedin, FL.
Right-hander Esmil Rogers will start that game for the Yankees. He will be opposed left-hander Daniel Norris, who is competing for the No. 5 starter's job.
Game-time will be 1:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast by MLB Network on a delayed basis at 11 p.m.
Tanaka Shines In Debut As Yankees Edge Braves
With all the Bronx, the Yankee front office and the coaches having completely chewed off their fingernails all winter worrying about Masahiro Tanaka's right elbow they can now relax. The Japanese right-hander made his spring debut on Thursday and he looked just fine – really.
Tanaka pitched two perfect dominant innings and Jake Cave's RBI ground-rule double and Nick Noonan's sacrifice fly in the bottom of seventh inning propelled New York to a come-from-behind victory over Atlanta at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL.
The Yankees entered the seventh trailing 2-1. With one out and pinch-runners Jonathan Galvez and Jose Pirela on second and first, respectively, Cave laced long double to center that plated Galvez to tie the game at 2-2. Noonan followed with a sacrifice fly to left that scored Pirela from third with the go-ahead run.
Left-hander Justin Wilson (1-0) pitched a perfect seventh inning and recorded two strikeouts to get credit for the victory. Braves right-hander Tyrell Jenkins (0-1) was saddled with the loss. Right-hander Wilking Rodriguez pitched a scoreless ninth and earned a save.
The Yankees improved their Grapefruit League record to 6-4.
Tanaka, 26, looked every bit the same pitcher who was 13-5 with a 2.77 ERA in 20 starts last season. It did not take the Braves too long to see it.
He retired Andrelton Simmons and Alberto Callaspo on routine grounders and struck out Freddie Freeman looking on a pitch that Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez disputed so vehemently that he was ejected from the game after the first pitch of the bottom of the inning by home-plate umpire Dan Iassogna.
Tanaka then opened the second by fanning Jonny Gomes and inducing groundball outs from Christian Bethancourt and Chris Johnson. And that was Tanaka's evening.
All told he threw only 19 pitches, 15 of them for strikes and he threw first-pitch strikes to four of the six batters. He was so efficient he had to go the bullpen to throw enough pitches to get up the 35 he had been allotted.
"Overall, I think it was good," Tanaka told reporters through an interpreter. "Probably the best part is that I was able to get first-pitch strikes a whole lot tonight."
He was clocked as high 94 miles per hour on his fastball and he stayed within 88 to 91 most of the outing. He drew raves from his catcher, Brian McCann.
"He looked great, kind of picking up right where he left off last year," McCann told reporters. "His sinker tonight was what impressed me the most. He had good downward action on it. His split was there, and he had a couple of quick innings. He was putting the ball where he wanted."
Manager Joe Girardi now feels relieved to have his ace pass his first test of the elbow.
"You want to get all your starters out there and try to get them going," Girardi told reporters. "You can't spend your time worrying about what might be. You just approach every day, you know what you have, and you go forward."
Tanaka also was glad to have his first outing out of the way.
"I feel better right now," he told reporters. "I've had the time to prepare myself up to this point. It has gone well thus far."
Now all of Yankee Universe can exhale. The team's ace is just fine – really.
- The concern about Didi Gregorius has not been his glove or arm because both have been sensational. The real issue has been his bat but Gregorius ripped a leadoff triple into left-center off Braves starter Shelby Miller. The 25-year-old shortstop later scored on a fielder's choice groundout by Brett Gardner to give the team a 1-0 lead.
- After getting shelled for three runs on six hits in the first inning by the Houston Astros in Kissimmee, FL, on Saturday in his spring debut, non-roster invitee Scott Baker pitched two perfect innings before giving up a one-out double to Bethancourt and two-RBI single to Todd Cunningham in the fifth. Baker, 33, now has a chance to stick with the Yankees due to the right quad injury of left-hander Chris Capuano, who will sidelined for a month.
- Cave, 22, is very quietly have a great spring training. The speedy outfielder is 5-for-9 (.556) with a double and home run and four RBIs. Cave advanced from Class-A Tampa to Double-A Trenton in 2014 and batted a combined .294 with seven homers and 42 RBIs in 132 games.
- Right-hander David Carpenter looked a little shaky in his one inning work against his former teammates. Carpenter was tagged for a pair of singles by Pedro Ciriaco and Simmons to begin the sixth. Callaspo followed with a sac fly to score Ciriaco from third. Carpenter, 29, and left-hander Chasen Shreve were acquired over the winter in exchange for former Yankees No. 1 pitching prospect Manny Banuelos. Carpenter figures to be the primary setup man in the bullpen for Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances.
- I am always being reminded that it is early but Stephen Drew keeps extending his hitting woes. He was 0-for-2 on Thursday and is 1-for-13 (.077) this far. Drew likely will break camp as the team's starting second baseman. But after he hit a combined .162 with the Boston Red Sox and the Yankees last season he better get going with the bat sooner rather than later.
With the bad news about Capuano's injury it is about time the Yankees got some good news about their starters. Along with Tanaka's successful debut the Yankees were encouraged by left-hander CC Sabathia's 29-pitch simulated session earlier in the day. Sabathia, 34, said he has not felt any pain in his surgically repaired right knee and thinks he is ready to take the next step of starting in an exhibition game. That could come as soon as next Tuesday at home against the Toronto Blue Jays or in Lake Buena Vista, FL, on Wednesday against the Braves.
The Yankees will make their only trip of the spring to Fort Myers, FL, on Friday to face the Red Sox at JetBlue Park.
Right-hander Adam Warren will make his third start of the spring for the Yankees. Warren, 27. has no record and has a 1.80 ERA.
McCann will play along with Garrett Jones, Chris Young and John Ryan Murphy.
The Red Sox will counter with right-hander Rick Porcello, 26, who was acquired from the Detroit Tigers and is 0-0 and with 0.00 ERA after one outing.
Game-time will be 7:05 p.m. EDT and the game will broadcast by the MLB Network.
Yanks Loss To Bosox Pales With Capuano Injury
The Yankees lost an exhibition game on Wednesday but it is meaningless compared to what it lost with respect to the start of the 2015 season.
Veteran left-hander Chris Capuano was covering first base with one out in the first inning to complete a groundout by Brock Holt to first baseman Garrett Jones when he suddenly pulled up in pain in his right leg. He then threw the ball to the ground in frustration and had to be helped off the field by guest trainer Gene Monahan.
An MRI taken later confirmed what was obvious: Capuano suffered a Grade 2 strain in his right quadriceps and he will begin the season on the disabled list.
The Yankees used a total of 13 starting pitchers in 2014 and manager Joe Girardi, knowing he had starters such as Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda and CC Sabathia coming off injuries, has been using a number of additional starters this spring.
Those pitchers include right-handers Adam Warren, Emil Rogers, Chase Whitley, Bryan Mitchell and Scott Baker. Now Girardi and pitching coach Larry Rothschild will have to select one of those pitchers to fill in for Capuano, who was likely to be named the No. 5 starter.
"I'd be surprised if he's not down for a while," Girardi told reporters.
Capuano, 36, was acquired at midseason from the Colorado Rockies and he recorded a 2-3 mark with a 4.25 ERA in 12 starts with the Yankees. The Yankees liked Capuano in the rotation because he gave the team a second left-handed starter in addition to Sabathia.
With the defeat the Yankees' spring ledger is now 5-4.
To say this was not a good day for the team is putting it mildly.
Sometimes when opportunity knocks you not only have to answer: You have to grab the opportunity and close the door behind you.
There could not be a better time for that knock after the Capuano injury for the 29-year-old right-hander Rogers, who has failed before in his trials as a starter with the Rockies and the Toronto Blue Jays despite having a great arm and immense talent.
Rogers has made 43 starts in his career and he has an overall record as both a starter and reliever of 18-21 with a hideous 5.54 ERA. The Blue Jays designated him for assignment last May after he posted a no record and a 6.97 ERA in 16 relief appearances.
The Yankees picked him up in August and he was 2-0 with a 5.72 ERA in 34 games (one as a spot starter). But that did not tell the whole story.
The minute Rogers arrived Rothschild took him to the bullpen to work on some things to make him better. They did a little tinkering here and a little there. They picked it up again when Rogers arrived in camp.
Strangely enough, Rogers has been very impressive in his three outings this spring. He has 0-0 record and 0.00 ERA with three strikeouts in three innings. It is early, true, but Girardi is seeing the big picture and he likes what he sees.
"Larry worked with him long and hard last year during some bullpen sessions about changing a few things," Girardi told reporters. "I thought he pitched pretty well for us. He's started in his career and he's got a number of pitches he can go to. He's been really good this spring. He'll be one of the guys we're really looking at."
So even in the dark cloud of Capuano's injury there may be just a sliver of a silver lining.
- The bright spot for the Yankees had to be Alex Rodriguez. After facing a lot of harassment from the Red Sox fans at George M. Steinbrenner Field, Rodriguez launched his first home run of the spring to lead off the fourth inning against right-hander Brandon Workman. There is nothing better for a player who is being abused than to shut those fans up with a good long blast. A-Rod is now 5-for-11 (.455) with home run and two RBIs.
- We have been singing the praises of infielder Jose Pirela and with good reason. The 25-year-old Venezuelan was 2-for-2 in the game is now 8-for-24 (.333) in Grapefruit League play. Fellow second base prospect Rob Refsnyder is 5-for-12 (.455) while the veteran slated to start at second, Stephen Drew, is batting .091. Hmmm!
- Injuries have wrecked the career of former first-round draft pick Slade Heathcott. After the team had cut Heathcott loose over the winter they decided to offer him a non-roster invite this spring. Heathcott, 24, is taking advantage of what may be his last chance with the team. He slugged a two-run home run in the ninth against the Red Sox and is 5-for-8 (.625) with a home run and three RBIs.
- Mitchell, 23, was forced into the game in the fourth inning due to Capuano's early exit. He was tagged for four runs on seven hits and a walk while he struck out two in two innings. He is a much better pitcher than he showed against the Red Sox. He was 6-7 with a 4.37 ERA in 23 games (21 starts) at Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Mitchell even made his major-league debut with the Yankees last season and was 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA in three games (one start).
- Relievers Tyler Webb and Chris Martin did not fare much better as they allowed the Red Sox to tack on five runs between the seventh and eighth innings. Webb gave up two runs on three hits and Martin yielded three runs (two earned) on three hits. It was the first runs of the spring scored off the 24-year-old lefty Webb and the 28-year-old righty Martin. The timing could not have been worse, though.
The Yankees will play host to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday in Tampa, FL.
It will be the spring training debut for right-hander Tanaka, who is recovering from a partial tear in his ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Tanaka was 13-5 with a 2.77 ERA in 20 starts last season. He is expected to pitch just two innings.
The Braves will counter with right-hander Shelby Miller, who was 10-9 with a 3.74 ERA with the St. Louis Cardinals last season. The Braves acquired him in trade for outfielder Jason Heyward.
Game-time will be 7:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast nationally on the MLB Network and locally by the YES Network.


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