New York Yankees’ Guide to the 2014-15 Free-Agent Pitching Market
October 21, 2014 · Kenny DeJohn · Jump to comments
Article Source: Bleacher Report - New York Yankees
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has some tinkering to do.
While much of his focus should be spent on an offense that mustered just 3.9 runs per game in 2014, the newly re-signed GM must also spend some time upgrading a rotation that has been susceptible to injury in recent memory.
CC Sabathia is a perennial threat to spend significant time on the shelf. Masahiro Tanaka is a huge injury risk with an elbow that threatened to need Tommy John surgery last season. Ivan Nova is coming back from said surgery, but nobody knows what type of game shape he’ll be in. Michael Pineda needs to show that 2014 wasn’t a fluke.
Then there’s the question of how many young arms will be featured in the starting five. Shane Greene made his case for a rotation spot with a strong showing with the big club, while the likes of Chase Whitley and Brett Marshall shouldn’t be out of the discussion either.
Of course, the Yankees could add Brandon McCarthy and Hiroki Kuroda back from free agency and eliminate the need for inexperienced arms.
Or they could look to other free agents.
As you can see, there’s a myriad of options for Cashman and the rest of the front office. To help his search for reliable pitching, the following slides have been constructed to preview the tiers of arms available this winter.
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