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Yankees’ Boone Logan struck by line drive, leaves game
Yankees left-hander Boone Logan was struck by a line drive off the bat of the Pirates’ Jose Tabata in the seventh inning on Thursday and left the game.
Logan was hit near his left hip or midsection with the liner. He walked slowly after the ball and threw to first base, but too late to retire Tabata.
He joked that the ball hit him in “my fat” and said that he expects to pitch tomorrow against the Nationals.
The Yankees envision Logan as a lock to be in their bullpen, and he could be the club’s only left-hander with Clay Rapada set to begin the season on the disabled list. The Yankees also are considering carrying left-hander Vidal Nuno, a non-roster invitee, to begin the season.
Spring Game 33: Yankees vs. Pirates
The Yankees will wrap up the Florida portion of the spring this afternoon at 1:05 p.m., closing out the Grapefruit League slate at George M. Steinbrenner Field with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Joe Girardi is using the contest as an opportunity to take a look at Ichiro Suzuki in center field, and there’s really no reason to think that Ichiro can’t be a serviceable backup for Brett Gardner at that position. That probably doesn’t bode well for Melky Mesa’s chances of making the squad.
Most of the Yankees arrived at the ballpark dressed in suits and ties, and the clubhouse looked like the luggage section of a department store this morning. The team is flying north after the game, heading to Washington for tomorrow’s 2 p.m. exhibition with the Nationals. They’ll then travel to West Point to play the Army Black Knights in an exhibition on Saturday, which Girardi has had written on his calendar for most of the spring as taking place at 14:26 military time.
Here are this afternoon’s lineups:
PIRATES
Starling Marte LF
Garrett Jones RF
Andrew McCutchen CF
Pedro Alvarez 3B
Gaby Sanchez 1B
Neil Walker 2B
Russell Martin C
Clint Barmes SS
Jeff Locke LHP
YANKEES
Ichiro Suzuki CF
Vernon Wells LF
Robinson Cano 2B
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Juan Rivera 1B
Ben Francisco DH
Brennan Boesch RF
Jayson Nix SS
Francisco Cervelli C
Hiroki Kuroda RHP
Spring Game 29: Yankees vs. Rays
RAYS
Desmond Jennings CF
Kelly Johnson 2B
Ben Zobrist DH
Matt Joyce RF
Shelley Duncan 1B
Yunel Escobar SS
Ryan Roberts 3B
Jose Molina C
Sean Rodriguez LF
Jeremy Hellickson RHP
YANKEES
Brett Gardner CF
Eduardo Nunez SS
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Travis Hafner DH
Juan Rivera 1B
Ben Francisco LF
Francisco Cervelli C
Jayson Nix 2B
Adam Warren RHP
Derek Jeter: “I will not address how anything feels anymore”
Derek Jeter will get back into the batter’s box today, testing his surgically repaired left ankle as the designated hitter in a Minor League game at the Yankees’ Himes Avenue complex.
The Yankees captain took batting practice and fielded ground balls with infield coach Mick Kelleher this morning at George M. Steinbrenner Field, and said that he does not know how many at-bats he is scheduled to get. Jeter did say that he has grown weary of answering questions about his health.
“I will not address how anything feels anymore,” Jeter said. “It’s good. It’s not broken. Some things, you’ve got to work through, like I told you. It’s really pointless to sit here and say each and every day, ‘How’s it feel? Does it feel better?’
“It’s pointless. Some days are good, some days are bad, but you’ve got to work through it. That’s what I’m going to do.”
Jeter’s game action is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. this afternoon.
Spring Game 28: Yankees at Tigers
Andy Pettitte gets the ball for a rare road Spring Training start this afternoon as the Yankees roll up to Lakeland, Fla. to take on the Detroit Tigers.
Actually, while Pettitte said it has been at least a few years since he pitched in Tiger Town, starts against big league competition have been scarce for him in recent years. This is just his second of the year, and Pettitte has had bad luck with rain in the past as well — Joe Girardi still laughs about the spring that Pettitte seemed to get all of his work done in the batting cages and sim games.
Here at Steinbrenner Field, Derek Jeter will take ground balls this morning and if everything goes well, he’ll DH in a Minor League game. The Yankees really need Jeter to prove he can play back-to-back days without discomfort before they’ll consider putting him on the big league roster to open the season.
Also, outfielder Brennan Boesch (left rib cage soreness) saw a doctor and got a green light — the Yankees will rest him until Tuesday or Wednesday, according to Girardi.
Here is the Yankees’ lineup:
YANKEES
Brett Gardner CF
Eduardo Nunez SS
Ichiro Suzuki LF
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Travis Hafner DH
Juan Rivera 1B
Ben Francisco RF
Jayson Nix 2B
Chris Stewart C
Andy Pettitte LHP
Yankees’ Clay Rapada expected to begin year on disabled list
Yankees reliever Clay Rapada is likely to begin the season on the disabled list as he returns from left shoulder bursitis.
Rapada threw 15 fastballs from the mound on Friday, but said that he needs to be able to pitch effectively three or four days in a row to help the big league club. Rapada believes he is about a week or two behind and expects to be ready in April.
“I can be a small piece to the winning puzzle, but if I’m not fully recovered I don’t want to set back the team more,” Rapada said. “If I can’t go back to back days, I feel like I’d put a lot more strain. I don’t feel like I’m very far off, but I don’t expect it to be long.”
Rapada, 32, was 3-0 with a 2.82 ERA in 70 appearances for New York last season, spanning 38 1/3 innings. Rapada’s injury figures to improve the chances of right-handers Cody Eppley or Shawn Kelley making the Opening Day roster, and Girardi also said that left-hander Vidal Nuno could be a possibility.
Spring Game 27: Yankees at Twins
The Yankees are on the road this afternoon, rolling down for the long bus ride to Fort Myers as they wrap up a two-day home-and-home Grapefruit League series with the Minnesota Twins.
Here in Tampa, there’s also plenty of action, as Phil Hughes is scheduled to pitch in a 1 p.m. Minor League game. It is likely that Hughes will begin the year on the disabled list and miss the first turn through the rotation, but Joe Girardi isn’t ready to put that in stone just yet.
He did say, however, that he believes Clay Rapada will probably start the year on the disabled list. Rapada threw a 15-pitch bullpen today, all fastballs, but needs to be able to pitch three out of four days to help at the big league level. Rapada said he expects to be ready in April and that he is only about a week behind where he should be.
Derek Jeter is also expected to get on the field and take some ground balls this morning, and Travis Hafner is playing in a Minor League game to get some more at-bats. I’ll be staying back in Tampa to cover what happens here; Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) has the coverage from Fort Myers.
Here is the lineup and game information:
NEW YORK YANKEES (10-16) at MINNESOTA TWINS (12-12)
1:05 p.m. - Lee County Sports Complex, Fort Myers, Fla. -
TV: None, Radio: None
RHP Ivan Nova (1-0, 3.21) vs. RHP Vance Worley (0-1, 6.00)
YANKEES
Eduardo Nunez SS
Brennan Boesch RF
Robinson Cano 2B
Juan Rivera 1B
Ben Francisco LF
Chris Stewart C
Thomas Neal DH
Melky Mesa CF
Ronnier Mustelier 3B
Ivan Nova RHP
Nova is scheduled to be followed by LHP Matt Tracy, RHP Jim Miller and RHP Mark Montgomery.
Spring Game 26: Yankees vs. Twins
Robinson Cano returns to the Yankees lineup tonight after his service with the victorious Dominican Republic World Baseball Classic squad, slotting back into his second base position as he resumes preparing for the regular season.
“Hopefully I’ll continue doing the same things I’ve been doing every year,” Cano said. “Just go out there, play hard and help the team to win games. Hopefully the guys that we have help us to just stay in the race until [Curtis] Granderson and [Mark] Teixeira are back.”
Here are the lineups and game information:
NEW YORK YANKEES (10-15) vs. MINNESOTA TWINS (11-12)
7:05 p.m. - George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Fla. -
TV: YES, Radio: None
RHP David Phelps (2-2, 2.37) vs. Liam Hendriks (1-1, 6.00)
TWINS
Aaron Hicks CF
Brian Dozier 2B
Jeff Clement DH
Chris Parmelee 1B
Miguel Sano 3B
Darin Mastroianni RF
Joe Benson LF
Drew Butera C
Pedro Florimon SS
Liam Hendriks RHP
YANKEES
Brett Gardner CF
Ichiro Suzuki LF
Robinson Cano 2B
Kevin Youkilis 1B
Travis Hafner DH
Brennan Boesch RF
Eduardo Nunez SS
Jayson Nix 3B
Francisco Cervelli C
RHP David Phelps
Spring Game 25: Yankees vs. Red Sox
The Yankees and the Red Sox are in action this afternoon here at George M. Steinbrenner Field as the days whittle down to the close of Spring Training.
These two teams will meet in the Bronx on April 1st as the regular season gets underway, and believe it or not we’re already into the home stretch of the spring, about to get down to single digits in games remaining.
Derek Jeter, as anticipated, is not in the Yankees’ lineup this afternoon. Jeter had hoped to play today after being scratched from yesterday’s game with ankle soreness, but he should still have enough time to be ready to DH on Opening Day against Boston.
Today is also CC Sabathia’s day to pitch, but he’ll be doing his work across the street against Minor League hitters at the Yankees’ complex, not wanting to give the Sox a free look at his arsenal. Sabathia also bypassed a chance to pitch against the division rival Blue Jays earlier this month.
Here are the lineups and game information:
NEW YORK YANKEES (9-15) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (13-11)
1:05 p.m. - George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Fla. -
TV: YES/ESPN, Radio: None
LHP Vidal Nuno (0-1, 1.08) vs. LHP Felix Doubront (1-1, 2.08)
RED SOX
Brock Holt 2B
Daniel Nava 1B
Jackie Bradley Jr. CF
Mauro Gomez DH
Mike Carp LF
David Ross C
Ryan Sweeney RF
Drew Sutton 3B
Jose Iglesias SS
Felix Doubront LHP
YANKEES
Brett Gardner LF
Eduardo Nunez SS
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Juan Rivera 1B
Ben Francisco RF
Jayson Nix 2B
Chris Stewart C
Thomas Neal DH
Melky Mesa CF
Vidal Nuno LHP
Nuno is scheduled to be followed by David Robertson, Mark Montgomery, Josh Spence and Shawn Kelley.
Additional players on the Yankees’ roster today: C Francisco Arcia (87), RHP Zach Arneson (98), RHP Matt Daley (54), LHP Shaeffer Hall (97), OF Mason Williams (92).
Spring Game 23: Yankees at Pirates
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Bradenton, where Ivan Nova will try to continue his solid spring on the mound for the Yankees. Nova entered the spring competing with David Phelps for the fifth starter’s job, and while both have pitched well, Joe Girardi said he’s no closer to a decision — in part because he really doesn’t need to make one, since Phil Hughes’ situation remains so uncertain.
It would figure that Nova and Phelps will both be in the rotation for at least the first turn in the regular season, with Hughes rejoining the starting five the second time through. That’s an idea right now, but obviously so much can change between now and then with Nova, Phelps and Hughes. These things never really seem to work out the way you plan in March. So … stay tuned.
Old friend Russell Martin is in the lineup for the Bucs this afternoon. Martin said he has “no regrets” about the way things worked out with the Yankees, and thinks the Yankees will be OK defensively this year with Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart behind the plate. Girardi said, of course, that neither Cervelli nor Stewart will be expected to match Martin’s power.
Here are the lineups and game information:
NEW YORK YANKEES (8-14) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (9-12)
1:05 p.m. - McKechnie Field, Bradenton, Fla. -
TV: None, Radio: None
RHP Ivan Nova (0-0, 1.00) vs. RHP Phil Irwin (0-0, 2.25)
YANKEES
Eduardo Nunez SS
Brennan Boesch RF
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Juan Rivera 1B
Jayson Nix 2B
Chris Stewart C
Thomas Neal LF
Dan Johnson DH
Melky Mesa CF
Ivan Nova RHP
Nova is scheduled to be followed by David Robertson, Matt Tracy and Mark Montgomery.
PIRATES
Starling Marte LF
Russell Martin C
Andrew McCutchen CF
Pedro Alvarez 3B
Garrett Jones 1B
Gaby Sanchez DH
Travis Snider RF
Josh Harrison 2B
Clint Barmes SS
Phil Irwin RHP
Irwin is scheduled to be followed by Jeff Locke, Kyle Waldrop, Mike Zagurski and Jared Hughes.
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