WOW... ARE CAMPOS & PINEDA RIPE FOR PICKING?

You know how this works here, at BYB, right? There are players that we are all interested in, so for your convenience, we do some digging, and present you with the information. We got your back like that!

We've been hearing for months that Michael Pineda has been working his way back. Honestly, he would be more than welcomed on the Yankees rotation. He was lights out in Seattle during his 2011 rookie season. In an article in The Wall Street Journal last week (HERE), Brian Cashman said: "He's definitely a choice for us depending on what's up here." Pineda is feeling better, and has been progressing nicely. He started for Triple-A Scranton, on July 28th.

He pitched 4 innings, with 3 hits, and 2 earned runs. David Phelps would be in line to come back before we bring in Pineda though, so perhaps we will get the chance to see him in the Bronx in September.

It's a little more difficult to find information on Jose Campos. To be honest, if you aren't looking at his stats on the MiLB website, you would probably never know how he is doing. It's surprising since he was the gem in the trade that brought both him, and Pineda to New York. Campos started for Single A Charleston on July 31st. He pitched 5 innings, with 4 hits, and 0 earned runs. It was the first time he pitched that many innings since April 22nd, 2012. He is now 2-2 this season. He seems to be doing better. Pitching more innings, and giving up less hits. Yankees on Demand did an interview with him early in July. You can watch it HERE. He currently has a 3.27 ERA.

Both Pineda, and Campos are young, talented pitchers. I hope that they continue to progress well. I'd like to have the opportunity to enjoy watching them in the Bronx. Especially since the trade that brought them to us caused such a stir among Yankees fans.



--Erica Morales BYB Senior Writer
Twitter: @e_morales1804

 

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