Yesterday it was announced that Sergio Mitre will take the ball
against the Orioles on Tuesday. Alfredo Aceves will move back into the bullpen and, while a corresponding move has yet to be made (obviously), the Yankees could move Xavier Nady from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL in order to free up roster space.
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So much for being deep in starting pitching. A career 81 ERA+ sounds a lot like what we’ve done the previous several seasons.
I’d have rather gone with Kei Igawa.At least he’s a lefty, Mitre gets killed by left handed hitting, not a good thing at the Stadium.
Igawa is an extreme flyball pitcher with poor command. No thanks.
I think his problem is that he was a top notch strike out pitcher in Japan who could pitch up in the zone with ease but in the states his stuff translates more to a ground ball pitcher who needs to pitch down and I don’t think anyone ever put it in his head he had to change his philosophy.
His problem is that he doesn’t have consistent command and throws high changeups. He wasn’t even that good in Japan.
I actually think Mitre is going to do alright against the Orioles I’m not sure why but I keep picturing 6IP and 3ER and if he can turn in that performance we can win easy with there pitching staff.