Nightly Links: Pineda, Turley, Teixeira

By On March 22, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Link Dump

Somehow the to AAA speculation keeps on coming. Fangraph’s Dave Cameron talked about the similarities between ‘s 2010 season and the big righty this spring. To me, the similarities begin and end with velocity change, and Joe Pawlikowski feels the same. Pineda was consistently topping out [...]

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DePaula finally gets his visa

By On March 22, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Prospects

After a suspension for misstating his age and identity, and spending what seems like an eternity in visa limbo, hyped RHP prospect Rafael DePaula has finally received his visa from the US government (per Ben Nicholson-Smith on Twitter).  This will allow the 21 year-old from the Dominican Republic, whom the Yankees signed for [...]

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The Importance Of Spring Training

By On March 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In General Musings

(The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod)

No one needs to be reminded of how unimportant Spring Training stats are (but if you did, there’s another reminder).  But what about the overall format of Spring Training itself?  It’s structured such that players are eased into full-scale baseball [...]

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Addressing Pineda’s Velocity

By On March 22, 2012 · 13 Comments · In PitchFX, Player Analysis

For better or worse, much has been made about Michael Pineda’s velocity so far in Spring Training. Last year, the young righty burst onto the scene as a fireballer, sitting in the mid-90′s and blowing guys away with that. So naturally, we expected a lot from him in terms of the fastball. You don’t need [...]

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