Positive March vibes just first step for Yankees rotation: Sherman
NY Post
The Yankees began their last spring training turn around the rotation Friday in — at minimum — a much better head space than when they began this process five weeks ago.
The non-Gerrit Cole portion of the rotation, which had evoked concern, has stayed healthy and pitched well, providing the winningest parlay of this Yankee spring training. It has gone so well that Deivi Garcia, who was optioned to Triple-A on Friday, likely will begin the year at the alternate site, readying for a minor league season or for when the big team requires replenishment. That the body of work and the bodies for the rotation are both sound, of course, beats the alternative. But there are two baseball sayings that resonate right now that should temper, at minimum, runaway enthusiasm:
Matt Rempe continues to gradually fight his way back to the Rangers’ lineup.
Edwin Diaz explained his decision to leave the Mets for the Dodgers. The closer headed west for a three-year, $69 million contract with the two-time defending World Series Champions over the same terms and $3 million fewer with the Mets — who reportedly “had some wiggle room” on their initial offer.But it wasn’t just about the money, the 31-year-old said in his first Los Angeles press conference on Friday.
LAS VEGAS — Rivalries usually don’t form in just the regular season — heated playoff matchups are typically needed for that.
This weekend might be a trial run for Fernando Mendoza.
Chris Kreider was back on a sheet of ice in New York on Thursday morning but in no mood to reminisce.
David Stearns has made bold moves before and been willing to let go of top players.
Brady Cook will get his first career start Sunday after all.
The Jets’ quarterback situation in Thursday’s practice appeared to be exactly what it was Wednesday, which was rookie Brady Cook taking the majority of the first-team reps.
Just when it was going so well for the Islanders, they lost another key player to injury.
Pete Alonso gave Mets fans a tearjerker on Thursday.
Just as the Knicks got one key piece of their rotation back, they’ll need to operate without another for at least the immediate future.
Joe Burrow doesn’t appear to be having very much fun right now.
CHICAGO — Less than a year after suffering a season-ending injury, Adam Edstrom has another injury just 30 games into a new campaign.