Riding The Pine

On opening day in Yankee Stadium, it was fun to watch Michael Pineda throw seven perfect innings, eventually leaving in the eighth with a line of 7.2 IP, 1 ER, 2 Hits,...

On opening day in Yankee Stadium, it was fun to watch Michael Pineda throw seven perfect innings, eventually leaving in the eighth with a line of 7.2 IP, 1 ER, 2 Hits, 0 BBs, 11 Ks. I'd call him Schrodinger given how he's known for being super good or super bad (we just don't know what it is until we check out fantasy lineup), but I really don't want to have to spell Schrodinger every five days. Okay, I totally just spelled it correctly both times on my first try, so we'll see. Annnnyway, this start obviously warrants discussion since that is a stud line that will make people jump all over Pineda and now have many people questioning what to do. Well, starts like these are why Pineda is in the Top 70 and not outside of it. But, his other outings, say the one before of 4 ER in 3.2 innings means he's not inside the Top 50. These starts are why he's rostered and let's not treat this like anything more. He still doesn't have a consistent third pitch and he wasn't getting laced on his Fastball yesterday, allowing his Slider to take center stage. That's great, just don't forget why I'm calling him Schrodinger.

Let’s see how every other SP did yesterday:

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Nick Pollack

Founder of Pitcher List. Creator of CSW, The List, and SP Roundup. Worked with MSG, FanGraphs, CBS Sports, and Washington Post. Former college pitcher, travel coach, pitching coach, and Brandeis alum. Wants every pitcher to be dope.