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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Yanks: Shane Greene Rocks

Not sure if he's done yet, but Shane Greene has thrown 6 innings of 1 run, 6 hit, 1BB 10K ball so far today.   He's mixed his pitches well and gotten the old Kevin Brown combo of grounders and K's, even though he mostly throws his 4 seamer.  He keeps it down, which is what Phil Hughes did in the minors which made him an extreme ground ball guy, until he hurt his leg and became an arm throwing fly ball machine.

The emergence of Greene, and if they let him, Bryan Mitchell augers very well for the future of the rotation.   If they keep McCarthy, who is also doing a Kevin Brown K/grounder impression, they'd have 5 righty starters, all of whom can get K's and keep the ball down.  Of course that assumes Tanaka and Pineda complete their comebacks from injury.  Handedness should never trump goodness, and until Manny Banuelos is ready to take a job away, that's a pretty good way for the Yanks to go.  

Greene has pitched like a great #3 so far, and who knows how far he can go if he maintains command?

4 Comments:

At 3:31 PM, Blogger Lawyer in NJ said...

Health has always been an issue with McCarthy. If Pineda and Tanaka somehow finish the season healthy, I would let him go.

 
At 3:32 PM, Blogger Mike in Mississippi said...

Agreed on McCarthy.

Greene is exactly why Mitchell should be trotted out there every fifth day. It's not like he can be any worse than Capuano, and Mitchell might actually have a future with the team. Let him get the experience now, not later.

 
At 3:38 PM, Blogger Kalel9 said...

I agree about Mitchell.

 
At 9:37 AM, Anonymous MBN said...

I also agree about Mitchell. He's already on the 40 man roster, let him have a shot. Might just be another young arm that is successful.

I also think that Whitney just ran out of gas last month, and has not been the same since. I can see him as a long man/spot starter next year, totaling about 100 or so innings.

McCArthy is someone I really want but there are major concerns with his health. if he would go for a 2 year deal (similar to his current deal) then I would welcome him back.

Pineda, Tanaka, Greene, CC, Mitchell, Phelps, McCarthy. Should be able to find a very good rotation from that group. And Nova comes back by the All Star break to become the "trade deadline" pickup.

 

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