Author Archives: Peter Menking

2010 Previews: Chad Gaudin

2009: Chad Gaudin was brought to the Yankees during the beginning of August in order to shore up the starting rotation and provide some bullpen help as a long reliever. With the problems that Joba Chamberlain was having and with his pitch count starting to add up, Gaudin came in and pitched well for the ...

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2010 Player Previews: Phil Hughes

2009: The main opposition to Joba Chamberlain’s bid to be the 5th starter in the Yankees rotation, Phil Hughes has played second-fiddle to Joba for a while now. Joba was the prodigal son, seen as the future of the Yankees bullpen and Hughes was associated more often with Ian Kennedy. Personally I believe that Hughes ...

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2010 Player Previews: Joba Chamberlain

2009: Uh-oh. Well the first four spots in the Yankees rotation are, barring injury (knock on wood), set. Now the “fun” begins. Joba Chamberlain’s 2009 season was considered a disaster by the New York press and many sports writers and commentators. But, when you actually look at his stats, he has a solid season for ...

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2010 Player Previews: Javier Vazquez

2009: Javier Vazquez struggled mightily during his 2004 campaign in the Bronx and was promptly dropped from the Yankees roster. That year, however, should be considered an anomaly. In his 11 year career he has thrown under 200 innings only three times; in 2004 and during his rookie and sophomore years in the MLB. Including ...

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2010 Player Previews: Andy Pettitte

2009: What more can you say about Andy Pettitte? Aside from a short stint in Houston, Andy has been the rock of the Yankees rotation for over a decade and 2009 was no different. With a one year deal filled with incentives, Pettitte pitched 194.2 innings while giving up 90 earned runs. He finished with ...

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2010 Player Previews: AJ Burnett

2009: AJ Burnett was brought in during the 2009 offseason in order to help CC Sabathia shoulder the load. While Burnett did not live up to the high expectations, he did pitch well enough to get the job done and was crucial in helping out the bullpen. Known as an inconsistent and injury prone pitcher, ...

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2010 Player Previews: CC Sabathia

2009: Performing under the pressure of playing for the Yankees is undeniably one of the hardest things in baseball today. To not only perform but perform brilliantly during your first season in Pinstripes and lead the Yankees to a World Series victory? Unlikely to say the least. Yet that is exactly what CC Sabathia did ...

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