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Injury report from Yankees camp: "There's nothing major" • 03.30.15
Don't worry, this hotel desk is made of wood, and I knocked on it before publishing this post…
The Yankees have a roster overloaded with injury concerns, but with a week to go in spring training, they don't necessarily have a roster overloaded with actual injuries. Their most significant injury of the spring cost them their fifth starter. Otherwise, they've dealt mostly with minor bumps and bruises at the major league level.
"There's nothing major," Brian Cashman said yesterday. "You've got the little stuff. Well, I guess (Jose) Pirela's concussion, he could be a disabled list situation if it doesn't resolve. But again, that's a timing thing. That's an unpredictable time frame."
Here's a quick injury report on where the Yankees stand on the medical front.
Masahiro Tanaka
Torn elbow ligament
He's made every scheduled start this spring and reported no problems with his elbow. His offspeed pitches have looked sharp, and there's little indication he's holding back. His next start is tomorrow as a final tune-up for Opening Day.
CC Sabathia
Offseason knee surgery
Just like Tanaka, he's made every scheduled start. The Yankees kept him on a slow-and-steady schedule early in spring, but now he's been let loose, and despite rough statistics, his raw stuff has been pretty encouraging. His velocity is up, but consistency remains an issue.
Michael Pineda
Repeat shoulder issues
After missing much of the past three years with shoulder issues, Pineda has shown no signs of injury or weakness this spring. In fact, he just might be their most reliable high-end starter.
Chris Capuano
Grade 2 quad strain
The only issue currently expected to impact the Opening Day roster: Capuano came into camp as the heavy favorite for the fifth-starter role, but he'll likely miss at least a month of the regular season after hurting himself while covering first base.
Ivan Nova
Tommy John Surgery
A little less than a year removed from surgery, Nova has been throwing full bullpens — including breaking balls — for about two weeks now. He's still expected back sometime around the first of June.
Andrew Bailey
Shoulder rehab
Got into games later than most pitchers, but he's pitched well since returning to the field. Bailey missed the past year and a half, but he's said he feels strong again this spring. Question is whether he has time to go back-to-back and prove he's capable of breaking camp with the big league team.
Vicente Campos
Tommy John surgery
On roughly the same schedule as Nova, Campos has also been throwing bullpens and continues his rehab in big league camp until his inevitable reassignment to the minor league complex.
Jared Burton
Strained lat
Released and re-signed, Burton came into camp on a minor league deal and got off to a strong start before hurting himself early in camp. The big league veteran began playing catch again this weekend and could become an option during the season.
Jacoby Ellsbury
Strained oblique
Hasn't played since March 15, but after a weekend of batting practice and other drills, Ellsbury is scheduled to get in a minor league game tomorrow. Fully expected to be healthy in time for Opening Day. Could even play in another Grapefruit League game or two.
Mark Teixeira
Knee contusion
Hit by a pitch at the minor league complex on Sunday, Teixeira was scheduled to have tomorrow off anyway. He'll basically rest for two days before being expected back in the lineup on Wednesday.
Carlos Beltran
Offseason elbow surgery
Held back very slightly at the beginning of spring training, Beltran has since been on a fairly normal schedule getting most of his time in right field with only a handful of DH days. No sign the elbow is holding him back at all.
Didi Gregorius
Sprained wrist
Looked bad when Gregorius landed on his glove hand while trying to make a diving play on Saturday, but X-rays and an MRI came back negative. He's now had two days off, and he's scheduled to have another day off on Tuesday. Expected back in the lineup Wednesday.
Brendan Ryan
Strained back
Arrived in spring training with an injury and didn't get into a game until March 20. Ryan has since played in seven games, and he'll play again on Tuesday. He's seen time at both second and short and is expected to break camp as the Yankees' backup middle infielder.
Jose Pirela
Slammed into the outfield wall while playing center field last Sunday. Hasn't played since, and even regular baseball drills have been put on hold while he tries to move past all symptoms. Was having a great spring, but seemed unlikely to make the team even before the injury.
Slade Heathcott
Repeat knee issues
Had knee surgery yet again last season, but Heathcott arrived in big league camp talking about renewed health and confidence, all of which showed in a strong spring during which he seemed to be running well without pain. Sent to minor league camp yesterday.
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Pregame notes: "I just keep my head down, and I keep working" • 03.28.15
Austin Romine's never come to spring training as a favorite. He's competed for a job many times, had a chance to open plenty of eyes, but there's always been someone ahead of him on the projected depth chart whether it was Chris Stewart or Francisco Cervelli or — this year — John Ryan Murphy.
How do we know Murphy was ahead of Romine coming into this spring? Because the Yankees left no doubt last season. Romine got a long look in 2013, but it was Murphy who got the extended opportunity in 2014. Romine got a couple cups of coffee last year, that's it. He didn't even get a September call-up when the roster first expanded.
"Last year was tough at the beginning," Romine said. "It was tough to be, I don't want to say forgotten. Not forgotten. Just, it's a business. Stuff happens. Moves get made. You can't blame people for that. It was tough in the beginning, but once I kind of settled in an figured out, I still have to play good baseball wherever I am. That's basically what I told myself every day. It was rough for a little while, but I kind of got over it. I got my head down and I started working again."
This spring, Romine came into camp recognizing it for what it is. It's another opportunity, perhaps his last in this organization. Murphy might be the favorite, but Romine spent his winter at an intense training facility in California. He said he threw up after the first eight workouts. He ultimately lost 10 pounds, came to camp lean and strong.
He showed up to prove himself. He gets the start behind the plate today, which is another opportunity to do that.
"Everybody says they're in the best shape ever when they come into spring training," Romine said. "But I literally was. I wanted to be able to go into the office when they call me — if I'm going up or going down — and know that I gave it everything I had, because they deserve it. They've given me a lot, and I want to be the backup catcher to give back to them. They've put me in a position to be where I am in my life, so I feel like I owe it to them to give it everything I have."
Neither Romine nor Murphy has had a particularly good spring at the plate. Murphy's gotten going a little bit lately, but he still has just a .492 OPS. Romine has a .477. Romine is out of options. Murphy is not. Brian Cashman has said that's a factor that could play into the decision of who wins the job. In a way, that gives Romine an advantage, if he can only show he's worth another opportunity.
"I came in here with a plan," Romine said. "And I've put myself in a good position to achieve that plan. I just keep my head down, and I keep working, and I get down what I need to get done. Hopefully I make this team. … I have no idea, no idea (what's going to happen). Murph doesn't either. No one does. We just keep playing. They'll figure it out. That's their job, so we just keep playing."
• A reminder that CC Sabathia is pitching in a minor league game today while Scott Baker starts the big league game against Baltimore. Bryan Mitchell, who was originally scheduled to start against the Orioles, said he's also going to pitch at the minor league complex.
• Tomorrow's travel squad includes Esmil Rogers, who's clearly making the trip to pitch out of the bullpen. That seems to be yet another sign that Adam Warren has won the fifth-starter job.
• It will be interesting to see how the long relief role plays out. Obviously Rogers is stretched out and could be one long man, but given the rotation concerns, the Yankees surely want another guy who's capable of multiple innings. Baker and Chase Whitley are — in my opinion — the top candidates for that job ahead of Mitchell, who makes more sense as Triple-A rotation depth. While Baker is getting a chance to start today, Whitley is on the travel squad for tomorrow, obviously scheduled to pitch an inning or two of relief.
• Ivan Nova has now thrown four bullpens that have included breaking balls. He said his arm still feels great. He's happy and encouraged by the way his Tommy John rehab has gone. All positive so far.
• Masahiro Tanaka and Adam Warren each threw a side today.
• Today's second string: C John Ryan Murphy, 1B Francisco Arcia, 2B Rob Refsnyder, SS Nick Noonan, 3B Jonathan Galvez, LF Ramon Flores, CF Slade Heathcott, RF Garrett Jones
• Today's scheduled relievers: Justin Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Chasen Shreve, Jacob Lindgren, Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller (with Nick Rumbelow, Danny Burawa, Diego Moreno and Tyler Webb listed as available just in case)
• Tomorrow's travel squad to Kissimmee:
Pitchers: Danny Burawa, Nathan Eovaldi, Jacob Lindgren, Jose Ramirez, Esmil Rogers, Nick Rumbelow, Chasen Shreve, Chase Whitley
Catchers: Francisco Arcia, Kyle Higashioka, John Ryan Murphy, Eddy Rodriguez, Austin Romine
Infielders: Stephen Drew, Cole Figueroa, Jonathan Galvez, Didi Gregorius, Chase Headley, Nick Noonan, Rob Refsnyder, Alex Rodriguez, Brendan Ryan
Outfielders: Ramon Flores, Slade Heathcott
From minor league camp: RHP Cesar Vargas, RHP Nick Goody, LHP Fred Lewis, INF Dan Fiorito, OF Ben Gamel, OF Aaron Judge, OF Michael O'Neill
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Tuesday morning notes: Yankees committed to Drew at second • 03.10.15
If it hadn't become obvious already, Joe Girardi left no doubt this morning.
"We signed (Stephen Drew) to be out second baseman," Girardi said. "We didn't sign him to struggle. We signed him to play at a very high level, and we expect that he will."
Once again, the Yankees are putting Drew and Didi Gregorius together in the middle of the infield. Neither has played an inning in the field without the other this spring. Brendan Ryan has yet to go through full drills, yet the Yankees seem to have no interest in giving either Jose Pirela or Rob Refsnyder a chance to become familiar with Gregorius as a double-play partner.
"Our plan is for it to be Stephen," Girardi said.
That's the plan despite two curious factors: 1. Drew's only previous experience at second base came when he was thrust into the position late last year, and 2. He's coming off a horrible season in which he was one of the game's worst offensive performers.
"We feel that he'll get back to the form he was at (in 2013)," Girardi said. "… We think these guys (Drew and Gregorius) are more than capable of carrying the load offensively."
In 2013, Drew had a .777 OPS as the Red Sox starting shortstop. Last season, only five teams got an OPS that high out of the second base position (only the Mariners and Astros got an OPS over .800 at second base). If he does return to form, Drew could be a high-end hitter for a player at that position. If he doesn't, he could be a fool-me-twice mistake blocking the advancement of a younger alternative.
For now, though, the Yankees seem confident Drew is more of a potential bargain than a potential bust, and they trust that spring training — with all of those starts alongside Gregorius — will give him enough time to truly learn the defensive side of second base.
"He got enough reps last year, we felt pretty comfortable," Girardi said. "… I think he's too accomplished a player (to not adjust to the position)."
• The Yankees are giving Chase Whitley a spring training start today. As the top starters are beginning to fill the spring rotation, it seems this could be Whitley's only true start in the Grapefruit League. The fact he's getting a turn is an indication the Yankees haven't forgotten about how well he pitched when he first got to the big leagues last season. The Yankees see him as a starter or a long reliever going forward. "I think you could put Chase anywhere," Girardi said.
• One thing to consider as guys like Whitley pitch in games, the Yankees are still considering the idea of a sixth starter from time to time. That could be a long man who steps into the rotation occasionally, or it could be a Triple-A starter who's called up when necessary. Girardi said the Yankees are considering each option, though as it gets later in the season, it would be harder to ask a big league reliever to make a start. Early in the year, that would be a consideration.
• Worth noting: Girardi said Whitley came into camp having learned a new curveball that he's using occasionally early in the count. His go-to strikeout pitch is a changeup, and last year he greatly improved a cutter/slider, but the curveball gives him a fourth option just to mix it up a little more.
• Ivan Nova threw another bullpen this morning and he continues to feel "better every day." He will begin throwing breaking balls in the bullpen next week, but he said he's already spun a few off flat ground. Said it felt good.
• Esmil Rogers will only pitch an inning or two out of the bullpen today. He's scheduled to start on Saturday.
• As expected, Luis Severino is not in camp today. He was held out because of strep throat. Should return tomorrow.
• Garrett Jones was scratched from today's road trip because of illness. The Yankees think he simply has food poisoning, but it could be some flu-like situation. He was in the clubhouse this morning, just didn't look great.
• Nick Noonan isn't making today's trip because of a stiff neck.
• Plan is still for Brendan Ryan to do some light baseball drills tomorrow. He has yet to do much this spring because of a back injury.
• Nova, Vicente Campos, CC Sabathia, Adam Warren and Wilking Rodriguez threw bullpens today.
• Today's second string: C Gary Sanchez, 1B Kyle Roller, 2B Rob Refsnyder, SS Cole Figueroa, 3B Jonathan Galvez, LF Jake Cave, CF Mason Williams, RF Slade Heathcott
• Today's scheduled relievers: Esmil Rogers, Chasen Shreve, Jose Ramirez, Jacob Lindgren, Branden Pinder, Nick Goody (with Nick Rumbelow, James Pazos and Danny Burawa making the trip just in case)
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Thursday morning notes: Pirela could be odd man out in roster battle • 03.05.15
When the Yankees signed Stephen Drew, his most obvious fit was at second base. While the Yankees said Jose Pirela and Rob Refsnyder would still get a chance to make the roster, Drew instantly became the clear favorite at the position. Now that the Yankees have prioritized Drew's playing time with Didi Gregorius, it's becoming clear just how thoroughly he has an early hold on the second base job.
Drew's not just a favorite for the position. It's clearly his job to lose.
So can there still be room for either Pirela or Refsnyder on the roster? Plans can certainly change, but right now the Yankees seem set on carrying a backup catcher (obviously) along with both Chris Young and Garrett Jones. That leaves one spot, and according to the plan, it belongs to Brendan Ryan.
"He's a guy that we assume will be our backup shortstop," Girardi said.
If the Yankees aren't going to use Drew as their backup shortstop, then it seems the roster has little room for either Pirela or Refsnyder. Pirela is being treated as a guy right on the verge of a roster spot — his at-bats seem to be falling immediately behind the guys who are locked into spots — but for him to make the team, someone might have to get hurt or fall completely flat at the plate.
Girardi said he's absolutely curious about the idea of using Pirela in a bench role, but there's clearly not a spot currently waiting for him.
"We're going to move him around because that flexibility is nice to have," Girardi said. "In the limited time that he was up last year, he did a really good time for us. And you could put him in the outfield as well. I don't know how much we'll put him in the outfield in spring, but I'm comfortable putting him out there anywhere. You never know how things are going to shake out in camp."
• This winter, the Yankees lost their go-to swing man when they traded David Phelps to Miami. Now it seems Esmil Rogers could fill that role as a long man, spot starter, or possibly even a late-inning reliever if he gets on a roll. "We feel he can do a lot of different things," Girardi said. "He gives us a lot of flexibility, which is good we like having that on our pitching staff, because you never know when something's going to pop up."
• If the Yankees have so much faith in Rogers, why is it he's never really stuck as a dependable big league pitcher in the past? "We think he's got good stuff," Giradri said. "It's learning how to use it and become more consistent. He's got velocity. He's got a breaking ball. He's got a changeup. He has the ability to pitch. You know he was a position player who turned into a pitcher, and sometimes those guys come a little later. He's still learning. He has to learn on the job, and that's not so easy."
• Chase Whitley is scheduled for two innings out of the bullpen today. He's also being stretched out this spring and could play a similar swing-man role as a guy who could start or pitch in long relief.
• With a split squad tomorrow, the Yankees are taking only three pitchers from big league camp to Clearwater. The rest of the road pitching staff will be guys from the minor league complex, including former top relief prospect Mark Montgomery and 2014 standout Jaron Long.
• Up from minor league camp for the day, low-level shortstop Tyler Wade is actually scheduled to get into today's game.
• Three guys coming back from injury — Andrew Bailey, Ivan Nova and Vicente Campos — are each scheduled for early work tomorrow. For Nova, it will be his second bullpen incorporating both fastballs and changeups.
• Carlos Beltran remains on track to make his spring debut tomorrow. Sounds optimistic and happy with the way his workouts have gone so far. Says he knew from his first swing in December that his elbow was significantly better than last season.
• Four home games next week, including two on back-to-back days. Girardi said he wouldn't rule out the idea of Alex Rodriguez playing all four of those home games.
• Players going through normal drills in Tampa: Brian McCann, Carlos Beltran, Stephen Drew, Didi Gregorius, Chase Headley, Slade Heathcott, Nick Noonan, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira. All nine are listed for regular batting practice.
• Adam Warren and Luis Severino are throwing typical between-outings bullpen sessions.
Group 1 against Kyle Higashioka and Nick Noonan
Michael Pineda (to Gary Sanchez0
Dellin Betances (to Francisco Arcia)
Group 2 against Sanchez and Arcia
Jared Burton (to Kyle Higashioka)
CC Sabathia (to Higashioka)
• Today's second string: C Austin Romine, 1B Greg Bird, 2B Cole Figueroa, SS Tyler Wade, 3B Jonathan Galvez, LF Ramon Flores, CF Jake Cave, RF Tyler Austin
• Today's scheduled relievers: Chase Whitley, Nick Rumbelow, Cesar Vargas, Fred Lewis (with Jacob Lindgren, Zach Nuding, Diego Moreno and Taylor Garrison also making the trip just in case)
• Tomorrow's travel group for the split-squad in Clearwater:
Pitchers: Nick Goody, Bryan Mitchell, James Pazos
Catchers: Trent Garrison, Kyle Higashioka, Gary Sanchez
Infielders: Greg Bird, Stephen Drew, Didi Gregorius, Chase Headley, Nick Noonan, Rob Refsnyder, Kyle Roller, Mark Teixeira
Outfielders: Ramon Flores, Slade Heathcott, Aaron Judge, Mason Williams
Minor league pitchers: Jaron Long, Matt Tracy, Mark Montgomery, Taylor Garrison, Caleb Cotham
Minor league position players: C Alvaro Noriega, 3B Eric Jagielo, OF Michael O'Neill, OF Taylor Dugas
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Tuesday afternoon notes: Andrew Bailey feeling healthy, eyeing Opening Day (with video) • 02.24.15
The Yankees might not have an experienced closer on their roster, but they do have one in camp.
Andrew Bailey is back with the Yankees on a minor league contract. He threw a bullpen this afternoon, and said he no longer thinks of himself as a rehab pitcher just trying to get healthy. He sees himself as a legitimate reliever trying to make the big league roster.
"One hundred percent," Bailey said. "I came in and spent the offseason training, working as I would if I played last year. The doctor gave me 18, 24 months (to be healthy after surgery), and we're in that 18th, 19th month. Everyone around here, training staff, coaches and strength and conditioning have all kind of (treated it as if) I'm a normal guy with some needs. Hopefully we get rid of those needs. Everything feels great. I'm with the team and doing everything as I would normally, and if I need a little extra work here or there, that's fine too. I'm here to compete and earn a spot."
Bailey has thrown five bullpens since he reported to Tampa after the Super Bowl. In between bullpens, he takes a few more days off than other guys, but the Yankees believe that's a temporary precaution. Bailey expects to start throwing live batting practice around the time the exhibition schedule begins, which he believes will give him enough time to pitch the innings necessarily to break camp.
"I thought today he looked pretty good, actually," Joe Girardi said. "I talked to Gil Patterson about it. Compared to where he was last year to where he is (now), there's significant improvement. I don't know exactly what we'll see as far as games, and his bullpens are a little more spread out than maybe some of the other relievers, but that's on purpose right now, and our hope is that we can catch him up and keep him healthy."
Bailey's still just 30 years old. He made two all-star teams as a closer in Oakland, and he could be an option for that wide-open spot in the Yankees bullpen (maybe not as closer, and maybe not by Opening Day, but certainly at some point he could play a significant role). Hard to know what exactly to expect from a guy who hasn't pitched anything beyond a simulated game in more than a year, but Bailey was awfully good in the past, and he said he feels that way again.
"To feel as good as I do and locate as well as I have been, it's a pretty awesome feeling," Bailey said. "I feel fresh and ready to go, and excited for the next step."
• Bailey is one of the few players who aren't expected to be ready to play in games the first week of camp. Bailey is just slightly behind the others, but Girardi said he expects Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Beltran and CC Sabathia to each be ready for games when the spring schedule starts.
• Over at the minor league complex, Rodriguez was asked about the leadership void in the Yankees clubhouse. "First, no one can replace The Captain," Rodriguez told reporters. "I know I'm going to miss him tremendously. I've been around a long time, and I've seen a lot of things. If guys want to ask questions, I love talking baseball, and you guys know that better than anyone. I love the game, and I love to talk it. Whoever needs my help, I'm available." Clearly Rodriguez isn't going to be a leader in the way Derek Jeter is a leader, but he really does talk hitting with other players a lot.
• Speaking of which, Didi Gregorius said he got some hitting tips from Rodriguez at the minor league complex this afternoon. Said it was good to meet him. "He's a good teammate," Gregorius said. "He introduced himself to everybody when he walked in (at the complex). New player, you don't know everybody yet, so everybody comes to introduce (themselves) or you go to them."
• Several other position players began to move stuff into their lockers this afternoon, including outfield prospects Slade Heathcott, Ramon Flores and Tyler Austin, who have three lockers in a row right next to one another on a back wall. Jose Pirela also arrived today. Rodriguez, Gregorius, Chase Headley, Chris Young and Garrett Jones all worked out at the minor league complex.
• Heathcott had yet another knee surgery last season and spent six months recovering at the Andrews Institute. He said he feels a significant difference between now and last spring. "Excellent," he said. "I'm ready to play in a game right now." I've been talking to Heathcott for many springs at this point, this is the most confident I've heard him in years. Finally sounds like he truly believes he's healthy.
• So far, no significant injuries to report in Yankees camp, though minor league catcher Juan Graterol is still coming back from a broken arm and hasn't been taking batting practice with the other guys. He's been catching bullpens, though.
• Speaking of bullpens, there were a lot of them today. I caught most of Michael Pineda's, and he looked sharp. "I thought his bullpen was excellent," Girardi said. "I think he ended up throwing 35 pitches. I thought everything was working for him. Arm strength was really good, so that was good." Remembering that spring of 2012, the arm strength seems to be a key issue.
• Another bullpen that seemed to catch the manager's eye: "You know, I thought (CC Sabathia's) bullpen was good today," Girardi said. "I was pleased, I mean really pleased, with what I saw. Physically, I know the recovery is important, and going out there inning after innings, sitting down and getting back up (will be a different challenge), but I saw a lot of good signs today."
• Girardi has not yet talked to Rodriguez face-to-face about playing first base, but he said he expects that conversation at some point. "I anticipate that, yeah," Girardi said. "I'll talk to him about taking some grounders over there just to be prepared, if I need to give a guy a day off or whoever we chose to do it, but yeah, I'm going to talk to him about it and see how comfortable it is."
• With Rodriguez set to work at first base, and Headley having some experience there, Girardi left open the decision about who will backup Mark Teixeira. There seems to be one obvious standout candidate, though, and Girardi mentioned him by name. "I think it's too early to decide who our backup first baseman is," Giradri said. "Garrett Jones has played over there. That's something that we'll work on in spring training."
• Interesting tidbit from Brendan Kuty: Former Gold Glove third baseman Scott Rolen has been working with third-base prospect Eric Jagielo at the minor league complex. That was at the suggestion of Gary Denbo.
• Final word goes to Girardi, about the way he'll handle Rodriguez now that position players are set to report in the morning. "The idea for me as a manager is to get the most out of a player," Girardi said. "I have to do whatever it takes; that's my job. Will I be any different? I don't know if the situations will be the same, in a sense. In 2013, he hadn't served his suspension, a lot of things were still in question and it was different. Now it's different. He's served his suspension, a lot of questions have been answered, and now my job is to get to the most out of him again. I'll do what it takes."
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Tuesday morning notes: Nova feeling encouraged after bullpen • 02.24.15
I really thought today was Ivan Nova's first full bullpen since Tommy John surgery. I was wrong, but it turns out that wasn't entirely my fault.
"This is my third," Nova said, laughing. "The first one, I remember I was so excited I forgot to say it was on the full mound so everyone was making fun of me because I said it was on a half mound. That day, I confused a lot of things, even in my house."
So, now that Nova's excited has calmed down a little bit, this is what we know. Today was his third post-surgery bullpen. He threw 25 pitches, all fastballs. Nova said he's supposed to that four times before he adds changeups to the mix. After a few fastball-changeup bullpens, he'll add breaking balls.
"One good thing, you know you're not going to be ready in April," Nova said. "So you prepare yourself to be ready whenever they tell me. I don't have to be thinking right now that I've got to be ready in April, so that's kind of fortunate. I'm just taking it day by day, and I know that — I believe — a month before they think I'm going to be ready to go to the big leagues, they're going to tell me. So that's the time when I'm going to really prepare for that day."
Nova said he hasn't looked through the Yankees upcoming schedule trying to figure out when exactly he might return. He's staying focused on the take at hand — he gets a rehab schedule one week at a time — and he's just taking each step as it comes. So far, though, he seems to feel as good as could be expected.
"It's a tough surgery," Nova said. "We have to take it step by step and hopefully everything can go the way it's gone so far, and we will be over there (in New York) soon."
• Another workout at the minor league complex for Alex Rodriguez, and this time he's actually spending time with third baseman Chase Headley. The Associated Press filed several pictures of those two working together, including one that shows them side-by-side fielding ground balls from their knees at third base.
• Chris Capuano was the first of four pitchers to throw live batting practice this morning. He said he recognizes that his spot in the rotation is far from a lock. "I think they've shown that the best five guys are going to start," he said. "That's a great feeling to be able to come in and try to earn that spot and be one of those best five coming out of spring."
• Speaking of the five best guys: I joked with Adam Warren today that — after his name was thrown into the closer mix yesterday — I'm going to start mentioning him as a possibility for every role: closer, setup, fifth starter, long man … and even second base. It was a joke, but it turns out Warren played second base all though high school. So let's add Warren to the mix with Stephen Drew, Rob Refsnyder and Jose Pirela.
• Random clubhouse conversation this morning: New reliever Chris Martin said he's gotten used to his back story — about going from stocking shelves to pitching in the big leagues — getting some attention every time he lands with a new team. He's used to that and the inevitable Coldplay references (he shares a name with Coldplay's lead singer). So does Chris Martin the pitcher like Chris Martin the singer? "Some of his songs," Martin said.
• Young reliever Nick Goody hurt his ankle in a car wreck the last time he was invited to big league camp. Then he had Tommy John surgery. Now Goody sounds incredibly optimistic. He will be two years removed from surgery in April, and he said he feels great. Said having surgery gave him a new appreciation for the game. Oh, and he said he's not driving much this spring. Playing it safe this time!
• Brian McCann will catch Nathan Eovaldi for the first time this afternoon.
• Carlos Beltran is once again scheduled for a full day of drills and batting practice. He's allowed to workout here because he's technically a rehabbing player. If not for the offseason surgery, he'd be at the minor league complex with the other position players.
• Today's early work (this stuff already happened)
Bullpen sessions: Ivan Nova, Tyler Webb and Jose Campos
Live batting practice: Chris Capuano, David Carpenter, Chase Whitley and Bryan Mitchell
Andrew Bailey (Eddy Rodriguez catching)
Dellin Betances (Gary Sanchez catching)
Scott Baker (Juan Graterol catching)
Nathan Eovaldi (Brian McCann catching)
Michael Pineda (John Ryan Murphy catching)
Danny Burawa (Kyle Higashioka catching)
CC Sabathia (Austin Romine catching)
Adam Warren (Francisco Arcia catching)
Jared Burton (Trent Garrison catching)
• Batting practice:
Group 1
Francisco Arcia
Trent Garrison
Kyle Higashioka
Eddy Rodriguez
Gary Sanchez
Group 2
Brian McCann
John Ryan Murphy
Austin Romine
Carlos Beltran
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Tuesday workout gets started with live batting practice • 02.24.15
The Yankees just got started this morning. Chris Capuano just got on the mound for live batting practice. The clubhouse still hasn't opened to media, but I'm guessing Capuano is one of several who willb e facing hitters today. Tyler Webb, Jose Campos, David Carpenter, Chase Whitley and Bryan Mitchell were also scheduled to report early today.
Ivan Nova was also on the early report list, though it's hard to imagine that's a sign that he's ready to face hitters. A simple bullpen would be a pretty significant step forward for him.
Meanwhile, across the street, Alex Rodriguez has apparently reported for another workout at the minor league complex.
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Spring countdown 1: Being realistic about the rotation (for better or worse) • 02.20.15
Tomorrow is the Yankees' first spring workout, so tonight we'll finish our countdown of the most pressing spring training issues by looking at one that could single-handedly determine the success or failure of this season.
Do the Yankees actually have a good starting rotation, or even a viable starting rotation?
Some of this is out of the Yankees' hands at this point. All they can do is hold their breath and hope Masahiro Tanaka's elbow doesn't snap, Michael Pineda's shoulder doesn't blow out, and CC Sabathia's fastball isn't smacked all over the yard. They can only follow protocol with Ivan Nova's rehab, work on Nathan Eovaldi's offspeed pitches, and evaluate their options for the fifth starter spot. For the most part, their major rotation decisions were made weeks ago. Maybe even months ago. In some cases, years ago.
But at some point, the Yankees will have to decide whether they have enough.
Is this a rotation capable of getting the Yankees into the postseason. Should they consider a trade for a guy like Cole Hamels? Have they left themselves too short-handed to make a serious run?
This winter, the Yankees chose to role the rotation dice. They acknowledged in the fall that their rotation was a concern, but they didn't want to make a Sabathia-like commitment to Jon Lester or Max Scherzer, and they didn't like the going rate for high-risk secondary options like Brandon McCarthy and Brett Anderson. They chose to sacrifice one starting pitcher to acquire a shortstop, which made their one trade for another starting pitcher more of a replacement than an upgrade.
Spring training will the time for some hard evaluation; more realistic than optimistic.
• Is there any indication Tanaka's favoring his elbow; has this rehab protocol really worked?
• Does Pineda seem to have his usual arm strength; is this spring 2012 all over again?
• What kind of pitcher is Sabathia at this point; has he successfully transitioned to a new stage in his career?
• Did the Yankees find a young gem in Eovaldi; can he do anything more than light up a radar gun?
• How much does Chris Capuano have left; did the Yankees get his last drop of effectiveness last season?
• Are Adam Warren and Esmil Rogers legitimate options; have the Yankees overly neglected their immediate depth?
• Can Bryan Mitchell or Chase Whitley spot start if necessary; how far away is Luis Severino?
Whatever the answers to those questions, there's only so much the Yankees can do at this point. Their most important rotation decisions came when they passed on Scherzer and Lester, when they made a pair of rotation-based trades (three trades counting the Manny Banuelos deal), and when they selected Capuano and a handful of minor league free agents to build their back-of-the-rotation depth.
In some ways, their key 2015 rotation decisions came when they traded for Pineda, extended Sabathia, and elected to forgo surgery on Tanaka.
But as pitchers and catchers settle into Steinbrenner Field, it's still hard to look at this Yankees team and see a more all-or-nothing situation than the state of the rotation. This spring, the Yankees will have to figure out whether this rotation is good enough to make the Yankees contenders or thin enough to keep them out of the playoffs.
And as with any spring training decision, the evaluation will be subject to change once the season gets started.
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Tanaka throws at Yankees' minor league complex: "He looked good" • 02.17.15
A quick update on the Yankees' ace from The Associated Press in Florida:
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka threw for 34 minutes on level ground in his first workout of the year at the New York Yankees' minor league complex.
Tanaka missed 2½ months last year while rehabilitating a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, managed to avoid surgery and returned for two late-September starts.
After arriving from Japan, he threw at up to about 200 feet. He ended his session by using his delivery to make 16 level ground pitches at 60 feet.
Tanaka didn't speak with reporters after the workout.
"He looked good," teammate Ivan Nova said. "I'm sure he worked really hard. The way he handled it, unbelievable."
Signed to a $155 million, seven-year contract, Tanaka went 13-5 with a 2.77 ERA in 20 starts. The Yankees say he has been throwing as part of his normal conditioning program in Japan.
NOTES: Nova might throw off a mound this week for the first time since elbow ligament-replacement surgery and appears on track to rejoin the team by June. He tore a ligament in his right elbow last April 19 during a game against Tampa Bay and had surgery 10 days later.
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Ivan Nova expects to be on a mound soon • 02.11.15
From The Associated Press in Florida:
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees pitcher Ivan Nova hopes to throw off a mound soon for the first time since elbow ligament-replacement surgery.
The 28-year-old right-hander threw from 120 feet on flat ground Tuesday at the Yankees' minor league complex and appears on track to rejoin the team by June.
"To be honest, I feel like nothing happened," Nova said. "I don't feel any pain. I don't feel any tightness. Everything is going well so far."
Nova tore a ligament in his right elbow last April 19 during a game against Tampa Bay and had surgery 10 days later. Recovery time is usually 12-to-15 months.
"Just got to work hard, and it will pay off," Nova said. "I hope I can be better than I was. That's the goal."
Nova is 40-22 in parts of five major league seasons and has a $3.3 million, one-year contract for this year, the same salary he earned in 2014. He is eligible for free agency after the 2016 season.
Nova is looking forward to seeing Alex Rodriguez, who is due to start workouts with position players on Feb. 26. Rodriguez served a one-season suspension for violations of baseball's drug agreement and labor contract.
"He's our teammate. He's been a good teammate to me," Nova said.
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Posted by CBratetron on August 24th, 2012 @ 8:19pm CDT
Never again.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on August 24th, 2012 @ 8:29pm CDT
As for Airachnid.....I can't say something that hasn't been said already.
Posted by Sabrblade on August 24th, 2012 @ 10:29pm CDT
Posted by grimdragon2001 on August 24th, 2012 @ 10:41pm CDT
Posted by KNM2012 on August 24th, 2012 @ 11:50pm CDT
As for Airachnid... Takara Tomy tends to put more attention and care into their lines. However, this is the second time I felt that the Hasbro mold is superior.
Posted by Cobalt Prime on August 25th, 2012 @ 1:52am CDT
As for Airachnid, both Hasbro and Tomy's are just...yyyech!
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Breakdown definitely deserves to have the mold to himself, like what you said. And yes, Airachnid's mold is a lame, but but you can use the Hasbro accessories and use a little more paint instead of stickers.kirbenvost wrote:Not a fan of Swerve. The mold looks much better in Breakdown's colors. Airachnid is just a fail mold, but the addition of minicon ports actually looks good for once.
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grimdragon2001 wrote:since airachnid is seemingly impossible to find retail im getting the AM version, the micron looks pretty good though
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Chicken miso meatballs
…and then it was a week later, not just a few days. That's the way summer is sometimes, isn't it? And there's about to be another hiatus as I travel to Oregon for our annual visitation.
We are now officially half a year through this meatball exploration. I like assigning myself these year-long projects because they give me plenty of opportunities to experiment, and when I emerge, breathless, come December, I feel I've attained (sometimes tenuous) mastery over the subject at hand.
A year-long food project can present challenges, though. The chief difficulty, it seems to me, is the bald truth that single food types don't often translate well through the seasons. A sweet potato project, as delicious as that might sound, would not be as welcome in July as it would in November. Meatballs, similarly, seem most suited for cooler months: draped with sauce, topped or wedged beside or squashed between bread and cheese, they are a heavy prospect.
What is needed, then, as this month grows more and more sultry, is a summer-soaked meatball: light on the stomach, feathery in texture, heavy only in flavor. Conveniently, this meatball dish delivers not just on flavorful meatballs that didn't leave us feeling meatball-shaped, but it takes into account and makes gratuitous use of that most prolific and dreaded of summer vegetables: zucchini. If you have a garden, chances are you're growing zucchini. And as you know, it's getting to be the season when you've given loaves of zucchini bread to everyone you can think of, jammed a few in your freezer for good measure, stuffed and baked a few of the baseball bat sized specimens that escaped your notice for a few weeks, and the thing just keeps spitting out squashes. This dinner takes at least two more off your hands by offering them sliced into thin strands, barely cooked, and woven into a tangle of soba noodles.
For the meatballs themselves I went in an Asian direction, inspired mostly by pot stickers, one of my favorite indulgent snack foods, but in part by the container of miso paste hanging out in the back of my refrigerator. The aggressive saltiness of the paste means you don't have to add a tremendous amount of additional seasoning to the meatballs, but as long as you are judicious, it doesn't overwhelm the classic, welcome pairing of ginger and garlic. There's lemongrass here too, for some fragrance and brightness, its persistent woody fibers tamed and made entirely edible after a run-in with a microplane.
The meatballs cook in a simple broth flavored with more ginger and lemongrass – which conveniently helps you use up those stalks after you've grated down the bulb end – and means you can serve this like a pasta, with just a bit of flavorful sauce to moisten the noodles, or, my preference, enough broth to make it almost like a soup, with the meatballs all but bobbing. Beautifully, the meatballs, the noodles, and the broth taste just as good at room temperature as they do just off the stove, in case you, in the midst of summer, are boiling quite enough on your own.
Chicken Miso Meatballs with Soba and Zucchini Noodles
Serves 3-4
For meatballs:
2 tablespoons red miso paste
1 egg
1 lb. ground chicken (dark meat preferred)
1 tablespoon grated lemongrass bulb (remove the outermost layer first, then use a microplane or a zester)
1 tablespoon grated fresh garlic (about 4 cloves)
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger (easiest if frozen first)
¼ cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons finely chopped green onion, dark and light green parts only
¼ teaspoon black pepper
½ tablespoon fish sauce
3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
For sauce:
3 cups low sodium chicken broth
3 lemongrass bulbs, smashed with the back of a knife (you can certainly use the one you grated from earlier)
knuckle of fresh ginger (about 2 tablespoons)
1-2 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce (if you are gluten-free, be sure to check the label – most soy sauce contains wheat)
For noodles:
2 bundles soba noodles (200 grams or about 7 ounces)
2 medium zucchini
2 teaspoons sesame oil
Toasted sesame seeds and sprigs of cilantro, optional
- In a large bowl, whisk together the egg and miso paste. The goal here is to break up the miso a bit for easier integration with the chicken.
- Add the ground chicken, lemongrass, garlic, ginger, cilantro, green onion, black pepper, and fish sauce to the egg and miso. Using your fingertips, lightly mix and work the seasonings into the ground chicken until evenly distributed.
- Heat a teaspoon of the olive or vegetable oil in a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Scoop up about a teaspoon of the meatball mixture, press it into a small patty, and fry it about a minute on each side until cooked through, then taste for seasoning and adjust for the rest of the mixture if needed.
- Heat the remaining olive or vegetable oil in the skillet over medium high heat. While it warms, use a tablespoon and moist hands to make small meatballs. They will be very soft – don't worry about making them perfectly round. As you make each tablespoon-sized meatball, set it aside on a clean plate. You should have enough mixture for 18-20 meatballs.
- Carefully place meatballs in the skillet, taking care they do not touch. You will likely need to fry them in batches. Brown them on all sides (about 2 minutes per side), then remove to a clean plate. Repeat with a new batch of meatballs until all are browned.
- Your skillet should now have a layer of deeply browned bits and drippings stuck to the bottom. This is called fond and it is lush with flavor. Add the 3 cups of chicken broth directly to this residue in the pan and use a whisk to scrape up and incorporate the fond into the liquid. Toss in the smashed lemongrass bulbs and the knob of fresh ginger, then bring to a simmer.
- When the liquid reaches a simmer, taste for seasoning. If it needs salt, add the 1-2 tablespoons of soy sauce. Keep in mind the flavors will concentrate a bit as cooking continues. Add all of the meatballs back into the broth mixture. Try to keep them in a single layer, but it's okay if they bump up against each other now. Clap on the lid, reduce the heat to medium, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, basting and turning the meatballs occasionally.
- While the meatballs simmer, make the noodles. Draw a y-shaped peeler along the zucchini lengthwise repeatedly to cut it into long, thin strips. Stack up 5 or 6 of these strips at a time and, very carefully, cut them into thin "noodles" with a sharp knife (see photos above for reference). Set aside.
- Cook the soba noodles in boiling salted water according to package directions. About 30 seconds before you are ready to drain them, toss in the zucchini noodles and stir gently. Drain and rinse as instructed.
- In the same pot you used for the noodles, heat the 2 teaspoons of sesame oil over medium-low heat. Add the drained noodles back in and toss gently to evenly coat them with the oil and to be sure the zucchini is well distributed, not just clumped up by itself. Keep warm until the meatballs are ready.
- To plate, coil up a tangle of soba and zucchini noodles in a shallow bowl. Top with meatballs – 5 per person is about right – and ladle on about ½ cup of broth for a soupy presentation (my preference), or 3-4 tablespoons of broth for a more pasta-like assembly. Add a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds or sprig of cilantro if desired, and serve hot or warm.
Rain check
Hi friends. I've got something glorious for you. There are meatballs. There is zucchini. There is miso and garlic and lemongrass and ginger. It looks a little like this:
But you're not getting it today. Because I'm in the air, winging my way home to California from Charlottesville, Virginia, where I've been visiting my family and doing too much eating, and drinking, and sightseeing, to even think about composing a short tract about meatballs. That's the way of vacation, I suppose.
So I'll see you soon, I expect, once I've had time to readjust to west coast time, and sort through my thoughts. Be well!
Los Feliz Biscuits and Gravy: poblano and white cheddar biscuits with chorizo gravy
According to adage, breakfast is "the most important meal of the day," and while the heavy, sweet or savory, sometimes grease-laden offerings that make up a truly excellent breakfast are some of my favorite meal options out there, if I eat them first thing in the morning I'm going to feel ill. Give me a bowl of bran flakes or a slice or two of toast in the morning, then move to the eggs, the bacon, the biscuits, the sausage, the waffles, as the day eases on. That's why I get so excited, and wax eloquent so often here, about breakfast-for-dinner.
But for a 30-something living in an urban area like Los Angeles, breakfast food of this ilk means something else: brunch. Food that is fatty and greasy in the best possible way washed down with a mimosa or three to compensate for the previous night's revelry – this is the true calling of a large plate of breakfast meats, scrambles, and toasted, syrup-bearing stacks. And here, at least, walking into a restaurant for brunch entails working your way through a crowd of plaid and maxi skirts, tilted fedoras, gladiator sandals, and the occasional waxed mustache. So, you know, hipsters.
A few months ago, N. and I wandered through a little enclave called Los Feliz just south of Griffith Park after a failed attempt to visit Griffith Observatory (on a temperate weekend, with clear skies, there's zero chance of finding parking there more than half an hour after it opens. What fools, we). On our way to a local bookshop, we ran into one of his coworkers and her wife having brunch, and it suddenly seemed like exactly the right thing to do. We unofficially added "eat brunch at every restaurant in Los Feliz" to our LA-to-do list.
Brunch in Los Feliz – like many places east of Hollywood as highway 101 cuts south toward downtown – means hipster paradise with a heavy dose of East LA flavor: huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, chorizo folded into a thick, fluffy omelet. The Mexican and Latin influence on that side of the city makes for a glorious contribution to any brunch (or, as my sister put it, a meal that is perfect for "a Sunday at 11AM or any night at 8PM or later").
Our first entrée (haha) into the Los Feliz brunch scene was late on a Sunday morning, seated outside, as you always should be, so you can watch the show walk past: rompers and sundresses, stilettos surely too high and too spiky for church, bowties and converse all-stars worn un-ironically on the same person. Some passersby are accompanied by their pit bulls and chihuahuas, who often sport their own wardrobes, and pause to jangle their collars against the metal water bowls left outside for them by many of the businesses along the main drag. But once our food came, I don't think we noticed another single pedestrian. N. had huevos rancheros, and we agreed they were a good representation – the black beans were meaty and savory and well-seasoned, and the fresh salsa was good – but my dish was the real star: poblano and white cheddar biscuits with scrambled eggs and a chorizo gravy. Flaky, cheesy mounds draped in a bright orange, lightly spicy sauce that, even though we'd promised to share, made me reluctant to relinquish my plate. Think classic biscuits and sausage gravy, but with neighborhood flavor.
A dish like that only means one thing: restaurant recreation. Even as we asked for the check, I was already considering how I would make this at home. I wanted cheesier biscuits, more roasted poblano, and a stronger chorizo presence in the gravy. This resulted, in my version, in a gravy stronger in flavor but a bit less rich, and biscuits to rejoice over – flaky, crisp and golden on top, aggressively cheese-laden with obvious hits of smoky poblano inside. Plus, once punched out the biscuits freeze perfectly, so it makes sense to bake just what you need and save the rest for another lazy morning. It's a brunch (or lunch, or dinner) option that will remain permanently on our rotation.
Brunch in Los Feliz was, then, a successful voyage in many ways, and clearly our real challenge will not be exploring the area for its brunch options, but convincing ourselves to order something different every time, because once you've found an option as fulfilling as this, trying something new is a gamble I'm sometimes unwilling to take.
Serving suggestions: because the restaurant's offering was pretty perfect as it was, I copied their addition of scrambled eggs between the biscuit and the gravy, but the eggs are really just an extra luxury. You could also easily pair this with a pile of crispy hash browns or homefried potatoes, which would be an excellent match for the gravy. Though I don't have much experience with soy-based sausages, a good soyrizo or chipotle field roast sausage would likely make an excellent vegetarian sub for the chorizo, if you want to go meatless. You might have to add a little extra fat to the pan, though, when you cook them.
This dish is best, of course, the first day. The biscuits are never as crunchy and warm after that, and the gravy does tend to do that thing gravy does where it gets thicker but also separates overnight in the fridge. But I think, with four diners round the table and ten biscuits to share between you, the last drippings of gravy won't be long for this world.
Los Feliz biscuits and gravy
Serves 4
For biscuits:
1 poblano pepper (¼ – ⅓ cup, when chopped)
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into chunks
6 ounces buttermilk (about ¾ cup)
1 cup extra sharp white cheddar cheese, grated or in small cubes
For chorizo gravy:
9 ounces chorizo
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups whole milk, warm or at room temperature
salt and pepper to taste (depends on your chorizo – mine didn't need any)
To serve:
softly scrambled eggs: 2 per person
2 tablespoons sour cream
1-2 teaspoons milk or cream
1-2 tablespoons thinly sliced chives or green onions, dark green part only
- Roast poblano pepper over a grill or gas flame – about 10 minutes, turning when needed – until the skin is almost entirely blistered and black. Place in a glass bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and let it steam for 20 minutes to loosen the skin and soften the flesh. After 20 minutes, remove the pepper from the bowl and use a paper towel, knife blade, or your hands to scrape off the skin (some illustrative photos here, if you need them). Remove stem and seeds as well, then dice finely for ¼ – ⅓ cup of roasted pepper bits. The pepper pieces should be room temperature when added to biscuit dough – plan accordingly.
- Preheat the oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. To make the biscuits, whisk together the flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Blend in the cubes of cold butter using a pastry cutter or your fingertips. Butter bits should be the size of small peas. Add the cooled diced poblano and the cheese and use a fork to integrate, then pour in the buttermilk and, using a fork or your fingers, bring together into a ball of soft dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a well-floured board and use a floured rolling pin or the palms of your hands to roll or press the dough into a rectangle about ½ an inch thick. Fold the dough into thirds, then roll out again. Repeat, again folding the dough into thirds and then rolling it out; this creates more flaky layers. If the dough sticks to your board, use the flat blade of a butter knife or a pastry scraper to help you lift it free.
- After you've rolled and folded, rolled and folded, and rolled once more (so you'll have done a total of six folds), use a round cutter (or the lip of a glass) to punch out biscuits. Push the cutter straight down through the dough; don't twist until you are all the way through the dough, or you'll crush the flaky layers! Repeat, placing the biscuit rounds on your parchment lined baking sheet, until you can't punch out any more rounds. Re-roll the dough scraps and repeat – with ½ inch thick dough, using a 3-inch cutter, you should be able to make about 10 biscuits.
- Bake biscuits at 400F for 20 minutes, until their tops are golden and some cheese has oozed out to make lacey crisps around their edges.
- While the biscuits bake, make the chorizo gravy: in a medium skillet, cook the chorizo over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it is cooked through and nicely browned. This is difficult to see on some chorizos, because they are quite wet and reddish orange in color; look for a textural difference to determine that it is cooked.
- When the chorizo is cooked through with brown bits and lightly crusty, chewy bits, sprinkle the flour over it and stir through to combine. Cook the flour with the chorizo for 1-2 minutes, then slowly begin adding the milk, whisking constantly as you do so. I like to pour in about ¼ cup at a time, whisk until the mixture is homogenous again, then add the next installment of milk.
- With all the milk added, continue to whisk slowly until the mixture comes to a simmer. You will notice it thicken as it warms, but it won't reach its final viscosity until it comes to a boil. At that point, lower the heat to a simmer, taste for seasoning, and add additional salt and pepper if your taste buds require it.
- To serve, combine 2 tablespoons sour cream and 1-2 teaspoons milk or cream in a small dish or in a squeeze bottle. Place two biscuits on each plate, top with scrambled eggs, ladle on some gravy, and squirt or drizzle the sour cream sauce on top. Sprinkle with chopped chives or green onion, and serve immediately.
Carrot Cake Breakfast Bars
The cake world is populated by two camps, it seems to me: those which are definitively dessert, and those which are trying to be breakfast (I'm looking at you, coffeecake). Some of the "trying to be breakfast" denizens bridge the gap by taking the appellation "bread" rather than cake – banana and zucchini bread are the chief players in this particular masquerade. But they are, at heart, essentially still cake: sweet, plenty of fat from oil or butter, and sometimes interspersed with shards of chocolate for good measure. Carrot cake, the other popular vegetal option, doesn't even pretend. It just comes right out there and, whether it's for alliterative reasons or not, boldly declares itself a cake and leaves it at that.
The idea of putting these long orange taproots into a sweet application came originally from the Middle Ages, when sugar was barely on the horizon and other sweeteners were hard to come by. Carrots as a cake ingredient have since had two spikes in popularity: once during the second world war, when sugar and honey were, again, in short supply, and once starting in the 1970s or so when it was touted not as a sugar-rationing option, but as a "healthy cake." Really though, if we're honest today's carrot cake is far from healthy. It may have a discernible threading of carrots, and it's frequently studded with nuts, raisins, sometimes even coconut or pineapple, but it is also loaded with oil for moisture and draped with that miracle that is cream cheese frosting.
During a text conversation with my sister about golden raisins (probably 70% of our texts are about food), I developed a craving for carrot cake. This is an irritating paradox that happens quite often to me during the summer: now that I have plenty of time on my hands, I frequently get the urge to embark on elaborate baking projects. However, because it's summer and school is not in session, I don't have a whole department of people to foist my creations off on. I only have N. and me, and we would both like to retain our svelte (haha) figures. My sister suggested turning carrot cake into a muffin so it could be consumed for breakfast, and I thought even easier might be a tray of breakfast bars – moist and flat and portable and loaded with carrots and golden raisins. Thus I've taken carrot cake – the cake that isn't even pretending to be anything but a dessert – into the breakfast cakes camp.
What resulted is not your traditional super moist, super tender carrot cake drowning in sweetened cream cheese (not that there's anything wrong with that, mind you). After deciding on a breakfast version, I wanted something that was not, in fact, cake. Even if we didn't want it for breakfast, we should be able to turn to it as a mid morning snack without suffering an instant sugar high. It might be a good option for N. to slice into after running. It should be more filling – more substantial – than your typical carrot cake, and very lightly sweet. It should definitely include both nuts and raisins, the nuts should always be toasted, and the spices should be more assertive than in your typical cake. I added oats in place of some of the flour, taking a hint from one of my favorite granola/energy bar recipes and toasting them first. I cut down on the quantities of oil and sugar that most recipes call for, and ended up with something very lightly sweet – the carrots and raisins contribute most of the bursts of sweetness, not the mere ½ cup of brown sugar. If you're looking for something sweeter, bump up the sugar by ¼ cup, as I note in the recipe below.
The worst thing about making a carrot cake is grating the carrots. Working from the always brilliant suggestions in The New Best Recipe, I eliminated the frustration of grated knuckles and bright orange fingernails and used the food processor. This ends up being a considerable time-and-dishes-saver, because you can also use it to chop the nuts, pulse the oats, and, as the recipe testers in TNBR devise, emulsify the oil with the eggs and sugar to make a frothy, perfectly combined syrup of wet ingredients that integrate smoothly and quickly. Toasting the nuts and the oats in the same 9×13 inch pan you'll later bake the bars in means you're only using, aside from various measuring and mixing utensils, a food processor, a single mixing bowl, and one baking dish.
At first I considered making a simple cream cheese icing – just a breath of powdered sugar, and maybe some lemon juice to brighten it up – but found I didn't want it after all. They were perfect, just as they were, and even better with a glass of iced chai. If you find you miss the frosting component, I'd suggest whisking a little honey or maple syrup into some room temperature cream cheese, maybe with a little lemon or lime zest if you're feeling fancy, and adding a dab to the top of your bar.
As well-spiced, fruit-laden desserts often do, these improve after a night of resting in the refrigerator, and are still just as good on the third or fourth day. This is perfect, really, because it means you can bake them the night before and have something all ready for an early breakfast before heading off on some summer adventure.
Carrot Cake Breakfast Bars
Makes one 9x13x2 inch pan; 15-18 squares or bars, depending on how enthusiastically you slice them
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 ½ cups pecans, walnuts, or a mixture
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
¾ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cardamom
½ teaspoon ginger
¾ cup golden raisins
½ pound carrots, stem ends removed (approximately – for 2 cups finely shredded)
½ cup brown sugar for barely sweet, ¾ cup brown sugar for slightly sweeter
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup vegetable oil
- Preheat the oven to 350F. In a 9x13x2 inch pan, scatter the oats in as close to a single layer as possible. Toast in the oven at 350F for 15 minutes, until lightly golden and smelling strongly of oatmeal. Remove and pour into the belly of a food processor fitted with the metal blade.
- In the same pan, scatter the pecans and/or walnuts and toast in the oven at 350F. Depending on the size of the nuts, pecans will take 5-7 minutes and walnuts will take 5-10 minutes. They are ready just as you begin to smell them, even if they don't look it – they will darken as they cool, and burned nuts are unsalvageable. When ready, remove from oven and set aside to cool slightly.
- While oats and nuts cool, whisk together remaining dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl: the flour, the salt, the baking soda, and the four spices.
- Using the metal blade attachment, pulse the oats in the food processor 3 or 4 times, until some are fine and powdery but some are almost fully intact. Add to dry ingredient mixture and whisk to combine.
- Add the toasted, cooled nuts to the food processor. Pulse 4 or 5 times until roughly chopped, then add to the dry ingredient mixture and again, whisk to combine.
- Now replace the metal blade attachment in the food processor with the shredding disc. Feed the carrots through as close to vertical as possible for fine, thin shreds. You can peel the carrots before doing this if you want; I just scrubbed them off a bit. Transfer the finely shredded carrots to the bowl of dry ingredients. Add the golden raisins and fold them in with a rubber spatula.
- Switch the food processor back to the metal blade attachment. Process the brown sugar with the eggs and vanilla until the mixture is frothy – about 20 seconds. With the machine still running, add the vegetable oil in a steady stream and continue processing until it is emulsified – another 20 seconds or so. The mixture will be surprisingly thick, almost like a butterscotch sauce in texture and in color.
- Pour and scrape the emulsified oil mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients and carrots, and use a rubber spatula to fold them together until no hidden dry pockets remain. The resulting mixture will be thick, more like cookie dough than a standard cake batter.
- Lower the oven temperature to 325F and spray the same 9x13x2 inch pan you used for toasting with a non-stick spray. Scrape the batter into the pan and use your rubber spatula to flatten it into an even layer. Bake at 325F until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs; 25-30 minutes.
- Let cool in the pan for at least 15 minutes before slicing into bars or squares.


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- Cops are called on Dennis Rodman for being drunk at a car wash - TMZ
- Robert Pattinson and FKA twigs are still getting married - Gossip Cop
- Little Mix member Jesy Nelson opens up about wedding plans - Just Jared Jr
- A woman claims to have had an affair with Blake Shelton - Radar
- Are there more Hunger Games films in the works?- Huffington Post
- Are Katy Perry and John Mayer still together? - Lainey Gossip
- Nat Wolff opens up about spending time with his fans - The Hollywood Reporter
04 February 2014 at 11:22 AM
Olivia Munn & Joel Kinnaman: Paris Lovers!
About this photo set: Olivia Munn and her boyfriend Joel Kinnaman keep close as they make their way out of the Four Seasons George V Hotel on Monday (February 3) in Paris, France. … Read More Here
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