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New York Yankees: Trade Deadline Preview

By Jason Evans

Jun 28, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; A sign denotes the scheduled resuming time of approximately 2:15am during a rain delay between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers during the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 28, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; A sign denotes the scheduled resuming time of approximately 2:15am during a rain delay between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers during the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Starting Pitching

The Yankees dynasty teams were built on a deep starting rotation. Guys like David Cone, David Wells, Andy Pettitte and Orlando Hernandez. Guys who would take the ball and keep you in the game without any doubt. This rotation is the antithesis of those teams.

CC Sabathia has been very impressive this year. He’s cleaned himself up and learned how to use a cutter and has looked like a totally different pitcher.

Masahiro Tanaka is supposed to be the ace of the staff. However, it would worry me that the “ace” can’t go out on regular rest and pitch his best. On four days rest (meaning regular rest), opponents batting average is .270. On an extra day? .189. It’s kind of hard to have that guy as your ace.

Michael Pineda and Nathan Eovaldi are like the roller-coaster that’s 15 years past its prime and yet you ride in it anyway. Maybe they puke after, maybe they don’t. Maybe Pineda and Eovaldi throw seven shutout innings. Maybe they give up four straight homers to the Twins. You just don’t know.

Ivan Nova should be a long man in the bullpen, but top prospect Luis Severino got hurt as did Bryan Mitchell and hasn’t been effective in AAA and they don’t want to give a opportunity to Luis Cessa or Chad Green to fill that spot.

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