Michael Pineda out for 2013 as well?

[vwnut13]

Will the "young ace" be 25 before he throws a pitch for the Yankees?

"But I don’t think we can count on him for next year at all,” Rothschild said.

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/yankeesblog/yankees_rothschild_expects_rivera_gTidjD7EB8Y1FpUcE6Up9O

 

[HPC]

Man, this trade has worked out horribly for NY so far

 

[Pine Tar]

Will the "young ace" be 25 before he throws a pitch for the Yankees?




http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/yankeesblog/yankees_rothschild_expects_rivera_gTidjD7EB8Y1FpUcE6Up9O

This is good news, since Rothschild, would have wrecked him had he came back to soon anyway.

Sincerely
Mark Prior

 

[Keyser Soze]

Man, this trade has worked out horribly for NY so far

Hasn't been gangbusters for the M's either. You seen Monteros stats?

 

[vwnut13]

Hasn't been gangbusters for the M's either. You seen Monteros stats?

I'm petty sure that being on the Mariners automatically makes you suck. Lok at Ichiro this year for example.

Oh, and Montero was the Mariners Batting Average leader. Yeah, really.

 

[cubfanbudman]

Hasn't been gangbusters for the M's either. You seen Monteros stats?

Yes but if Montero were to be playing in the Bronx his numbers would be a lot healthier

 

[notjomommasclint]

I think the mariners fleeced the Yankees! But montero is far far far from what he was billed as! The same hype machine that made Austin Jackson and Jose tabata cant miss guys.. turned out another one with Jesus. They can play but they will never play to their hype.

 

[D-Lite]

Will the "young ace" be 25 before he throws a pitch for the Yankees?

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/yankeesblog/yankees_rothschild_expects_rivera_gTidjD7EB8Y1FpUcE6Up9O

It's been noted that he's likely not pitching in games until June. The "counting on him" part means to meaningfully contribute at peak performance as a regular member of the rotation. I don't think you expect him to come back throwing 95 and painting the corners.

 

[joeya2001]

Glad I didnt invest in him

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[BBCgalaxee]

Brett marshall!

 

[scotty216brs]

I think the mariners fleeced the Yankees! But montero is far far far from what he was billed as! The same hype machine that made Austin Jackson and Jose tabata cant miss guys.. turned out another one with Jesus. They can play but they will never play to their hype.

To be fair, Jackson finally did live up to the hype this year.

 

[notjomommasclint]

To be fair, Jackson finally did live up to the hype this year.

You are correct Scott. He was..

 

[scotty216brs]

I know what you mean though, that NY hype is in full effect quite often. Very few pan out to expectations which is why the Yankees have to sign 55billionz dollarz players. (Or trade away players that end up doing quite well, d'oh!)

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

I know what you mean though, that NY hype is in full effect quite often. Very few pan out to expectations which is why the Yankees have to sign 55billionz dollarz players. (Or trade away players that end up doing quite well, d'oh!)

With Montero as an apparent exception

 

[Wes]

I think the mariners fleeced the Yankees! But montero is far far far from what he was billed as! The same hype machine that made Austin Jackson and Jose tabata cant miss guys.. turned out another one with Jesus. They can play but they will never play to their hype.

Austin Jackson is one of the best centerfielders in baseball. Jesus' home/road splits speak to the Seattle impact and what might've been in NY.

 

[All The Hype]

I think the mariners fleeced the Yankees! But montero is far far far from what he was billed as! The same hype machine that made Austin Jackson and Jose tabata cant miss guys.. turned out another one with Jesus. They can play but they will never play to their hype.

I agree with the point you're making about overhyped Yankee prospects, but Jackson has been a very good ballplayer every year in the Majors. I think he's pretty much what people expected, and this year he was even better than expected.

There's no way Montero can live up to the Miguel Cabrera comparison, that was ridiculous in the first place, but I think he'll ultimately be a pretty tough hitter. He'll only be 23 next season and I bet he'll hit at least .275 with 20+ homers. Pretty good numbers for someone so young.

 

[thefatguy]

Yes but if Montero were to be playing in the Bronx his numbers would be a lot healthier

Until next year when they jack with the fence at Safeco.

 

[thefatguy]

Until next year when they jack with the fence at Safeco.

And get to play the Astros a stupid amount of times

 

[notjomommasclint]

While I agree Ajax is playing good and I was wrong with the comparison. The Yankees have a history of making players attributes loftier than their actual skill set and thats what their supposed to do..

Splits are nice but until he no longer plays half his games in safeco he will not achieve the expectations the Yankees built. Projections of a full year don't push players across the plate.

I think the mariners screwed the Yankees but I don't think that montero is a monster.. I just think Pineda was damaged goods.