pitching

So far, so good, as Yankees starting pitcher, Ivan Nova tries to work his way back to the majors after having Tommy John surgery early last season to repairs the ligaments in his pitching elbow.  Nova is expected to return to the Yankees in roughly a few weeks, but has shown glimpses of dominance in rehab starts as well as simulated games.

The Yankees head into the Subway Series this weekend tied for first place in their division, have won their last 7 of 8, including 3 in a row, but do we still really know who the Yankees are?

There's no official word from the Rakuten Golden Eagles that Masahiro Tanaka will not be posted, but according to Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com, the Yanks are moving past the 25-year old starting pitcher. “We’ve seen this coming for a couple of days now," said the source, according to Matthews ...

With familiar faces like Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera no longer in the game, the Yankees have a huge question mark over their pitching staff for next season. Mix in free agent Hiroki Kuroda and unimpressive C.C. Sabathia, it's evident that the pin stripes need to make a move...

Okay, so we know that the Yankees pitching staff (and most of the team for that matter) will look pretty similar to 2012. That isn’t necessarily a good thing. Below is the 1-5 rotation and the upside and downside to each pitcher this season, along with who is in line to join the staff should an injury happen or surprising progress take place...

The Washington Nationals are catching a lot of flak for their decision to shut down ace Stephen Strasburg at the 180-inning mark. Strasburg is hardly the first starting pitcher to encounter injury problems stemming from early overuse, though.

It sure is hard making predictions in sports these days. Tiger Woods vs. the field is over in golf. Anyone can win on any given day. The NFL still reigns parity. College basketball has sent Butler, VCU and George Mason to the Final Four since 2006. Baseball has seen the Orioles, Athletics and Pirates stay around for the stretch run in 2012.

Watching AJ Burnett these days is like watching someone getting a root canal.  It's just not fun. On Saturday, Burnett gave up 7 runs in just over an inning in the Yankees 9-4 loss to Minnesota.  It was his shortest outing since 2004 - when he was a member of the Florida Marlins. The question now becomes what should the Yankees do with AJ?

After having another meltdown last night against the Orioles, Phil Hughes' ERA now sits at 13.94 through 3 starts. So what do the Yankees do with the 24-year old struggling starting pitcher?