You have not entered the Twilight Zone. Yes, New York City looks more like Mars in all of this crazy haze, but that's not the only craziness in this post. Hold on to your hats....
Carlos Rodon has risen from the smoke and ashes and he has pitched!
Yes, it's true...Rodon is one small step closer to a return. While as many of us were trying to stay out of the hazardous haze, Rodon made a brief appearance on the field and pitched to live hitters, read more
HERE. It was only 20 pitches, but he threw
"everything" in his pitching repertoire to
Jake Bauers and
Oswaldo Cabrera. I'll take it!
Its a start. Sure, 20 pitches isn't a lot and certainly not a big sample size to see how effective he is when he is throwing
"everything" but if he is throwing between 92-94 mph with no back or elbow discomfort now and has no soreness in the next coming days it is a small victory and a step in the right direction....game day action!
Early takeaways from Rodon's brief pitching appearance at the stadium sound promising. I'd say it's a pretty big deal when you have Hal Steinbrenner, Brian Cashman, adviser Omar Minaya and Yankee fan favorite,
CC Sabathia observing everything. Hopefully, when all of the smoke clears (no pun intended) we can see more from Rodon.
I am anxious to see Rodon back in action. The Yankees made a big commitment to Rodon in the offseason and if and when the Yankee rotation is back to healthy, it could be lethal. We've waited a long time, but hopefully a rehab assignment is in the near future.
BYB Senior Managing Editor
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