New York Yankees make drastic moves; trade Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda
The New York Yankees were successful on late Friday night making their pitching rotation strong by adding Michael Pineda to their 40-man roster after a long two weeks negotiation with the Seattle Mariners.
Yankees' manager Brian Cashman made the final decision on late Friday night agreeing to send his ace hitter Jesus Montero to the Mariners.
Though, some say, the Yankees made a poor deal with the Mariners but inside MLB sources are reporting that Cashman made this move only to give a little boost to their dire bullpen.
Last season, the Yankees played without any big pitcher whom they would have relied upon in the latter stages of the regular season. Qualifying for the postseason was one huge success but being beaten terribly early in the postseason was also excruciating for the entire Yankees roster.
This bold step of bringing in a good future prospect pitcher is somewhat a first-class decision by the Yankees management. However, some Major League professionals also did not like the way New York has brought a new player by trading a more talented player. Recently, the Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine spoke in an interview criticising Pineda’s arrival in the Yankees roster.
He said, “Pineda, when I saw him in the first half (last season), he looked unhittable. In the second half, he looked OK,” said Valentine, who was a television analyst until his hiring by the Red Sox. “I don’t know. (Seattle) saw a lot of him, and they traded him.”
Valentine added, “They're probably an upgrade from [Bartolo] Colon and [Freddy] Garcia, Probably. I don't know. It seems it.”
Although, many do not believe that Michael Pineda is a great addition in the Yankees roster, but his stats do suggest he will be a winning factor next season. Last season, he went with 3.74 ERA along with 9-10 win loss, 173 strike-outs and 1.10 WHIP in just 28 games. His performance remained consistent and on the top whenever he was called-in from the Mariners infield pitching coach while here in the Yankees roster, he will make sure that his game will benefit the New York Yankees for next potential seasons.
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