The Yankees starting rotation is a mess; Scott Cullen has notes on Michael Pineda, CC Sabathia, Matt Wieters, Brandon Belt, Adam LaRoche and more.
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Authentic . INJURIES - Good thing for the Yankees that their Japanese
pitchers, Hiroki Kuroda and Masahiro Tanaka, have been able to stay healthy. The
rest of the starting rotation has already hit the DL. With Ivan Nova alread out
for the season, RHP Michael Pineda was suspended for that whole Pine Tar thing,
then suffered a strined muscle in his side that will likely keep him out until
some time in June. Adding to those troubles, LHP CC Sabathia found out that he
has fluid on his knee, requiring him to go to the DL too. RHP David Phelps has
already joined the rotation, delivering mediocre results (4.35 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 4
K, 10 1/3 IP) in a couple of starts. Journeyman RHP Alfredo Aceves (1.98 ERA,
1.24 WHIP, 14 K, 13 2/3 IP at AAA) is a decent bet to get a chance as a starter
and, checking out their other options at Triple-A, 24-year-old RHP Chase Whitley
(3-2, 2.49 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 32 K, 25 1/3 IP) has been really good and might be
ready for a look. - Orioles C Matt Wieters is out with a strained right elbow,
opening up room for Steve Clevenger to see more action for the next couple
weeks. Clevenger has a .778 OPS in 46 plate appearances this year, but his major
league career consists of 1 HR, 23 RBI, .213 AVG (.578 OPS) in 268 AB. Not much
to get excited about at this point. - Giants 1B Brandon Belt was off to a nice
start (9 HR, 18 RBI, .264 AVG, 18 R, 3 SB, .820 OPS), but has suffered a broken
thumb that will keep him out six weeks. With C Buster Posey available to play
first, that leaves more playing time for C Hector Sanchez and veteran utility
man Joaquin Arias. - Brewers 3B Aramis Ramirez has a strained hamstring, which
is resulting in Mark Reynolds moving across the diamond to third, and
Lyle Overbay taking over at first base for Reynolds. Since the start of 2013,
Overbay has hit 15 home runs with a .240 batting average in 513 at-bats. -
Rangers 2B Donnie Murphy has landed on the DL with a strained neck and with
Jurickson Profar already out, top prospect Rougned Odor gets the call for Texas.
Odor is just 20-years-old, so this may be just a chance to get a taste of the
big leagues, but he has hit .293 with 12 home runs and an .825 OPS in 263
Double-A at-bats since getting promoted last season. Right now, hes just a
player to watch. - Nationals 1B Adam LaRoche has gone on the DL with a strained
quad, and the Nats have brought Tyler Moore back from the minors. Moore has
shown some power (16 HR, 53 RBI, .236 AVG, .713 OPS) in 356 careerat-bats, and
destroys Triple-A pitching (19 HR, 72 RBI, .306 AVG, .975 OPS, 281 AB), so the
chance to play regularly could provide some decent results. GOOD ADDS (Available
in at least 40% of TSN leagues) Alcides Escobar, SS, Kansas City - 2 HR, 15 RBI,
.276 AVG, 18 R, 127 AB (Available: 51.4%) Jedd Gyorko, 2B, San Diego - 5 HR, 19
RBI, .262 AVG, 11 R, 136 AB (Available: 51.5%) Gerardo Parra, RF, Arizona - 4
HR, 13 RBI, .275 AVG, 24 R, 160 AB (Available: 81.8%) A.J. Pollock, CF, Arizona
- 3 HR, 7 RBI, .278 AVG, 14 R, 5 SB, 108 AB (Available: 98.6%) Seth Smith, LF,
San Diego - 3 HR, 14 RBI, .330 AVG, 14 R, 106 AB (Available: 93.0%) Dillon Gee,
RHP, N.Y. Mets - 3-1, 2.73 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 33 K, 52 2/3 IP (Available: 41.8%)
Josh Beckett, RHP, Los Angeles - 0-1, 2.80 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 34 K, 35 1/3 IP
(Available: 73.2%) Tom Koehler, RHP, Miami - 3-2, 1.99 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 29 K, 45
1/3 IP (Available: 76.0%) CLOSER NOTES - Reds LHP Aroldis Chapman returned to
action, with 100 MPH fastballs, to close out Colorado Sunday, so
Jonathan Broxton returns to the eighth inning role for the Reds. - Indians RHP
John Axford surrendered five earned runs in three innings over his last four
appearances and hes been bumped from the closers role, with the Tribe turning to
a committee approach. RHP Bryan Shaw and RHP Cody Allen are the best options,
with perhaps a slight edge to Shaw right now. - Angels RHP Ernesto Frieri
pitched well enough after losing the closers role that hes now eligible for
ninth-inning work again, splitting save duties with Joe Smith. - RHP
Jeurys Familia may be next in line to close for the New York Mets. Its been up
in the air since Bobby Parnell was injured, but Familia may be able to usurp
Kyle Farnsworth. Scott Cullen can be reached at
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career wrapped into one afternoon. PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Nigel Bradham is trying to
stay upbeat even after learning hell be suspended for the first game of the
regular season for a year-old drug offence. The NFL announced on Wednesday that
the Buffalo Bills linebacker will miss the start of the season because of a
one-game suspension. Bradham said the suspension comes from a ticket he received
last August for marijuana possession in suburban Buffalo. "Its something that
followed me from last year, a decision I made," Bradham said. "I regret it, I
made a mistake. I apologized to my teammates. Im sorry that weve got to go
through this again. Hopefully I just get past it come back in Game 2 ready."
Bradham said that he first learned of the suspension in March and decided to
appeal. The appeal happened one week ago, Bradham said, and the NFL upheld its
original ruling. The linebacker was disappointed to receive discipline a year
after the incident took place, especially because all charges were dropped.
"Everything was dismissed and Im not in the substance abuse program or
anything," Bradham said. "Its kind of shocking and disappointing that it came
back again." The suspension is a setback for the 24-year-old, who has made
significant strides both on and off the football field this season. With
linebacker Kiko Alonso out for the season because of a knee injury, Bradham has
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co-ordinator Jim Schwartz for his change in approach and attitude compared to
one year ago. "Obviously its unfortunate, especially since Nigel has been
playing very well," Marrone said. "Like Ive said before, Ive probably seen the
biggest improvement in him. When I say that, Im not just talking about him as a
football player. When you look back at what happened, maybe it took something
like that for him to grow up and I think hes learned to make better decisions."
Bradham has stressed that the incident last year served as a wake-up call. "I
was hanging around with some of the wrong people and made some bad decisions,"
Bradham told The Associated Press last week. "It was a chance where I could have
lost everything that Ive worked my life for out here. I just had to get that
focus and remove myself from some of the people I was around, make better
decisions and be a man. ... I let these guys down and I cant do that anymore.
Ive got to kind of put the team on my back. I feel like I owe them." A
fourth-round pick of the Bills in 2012, Bradham had 51 tackles in 2013. He
remains eligible to participate in preseason practices and games. Bradham may
not be the only Bills defender to miss the start of the season. Defensive tackle
Marcell Dareus may also face NFL discipline following arrests for drug
possession and a drag racing incident this spring.
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