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Originally Posted by Runscott
I know Z is not the greatest GM in baseball, but I sure hope he didn't just trade Pineda for someone who isn't even a legitimate catcher. I don't know much about the Yankee players, but Pineda appeared to be losing his mystique by the second half of the season. I hope the Yankees can work with him, maybe develop a new pitch - he certainly has the fastball and a sometimes controllable slider. I went to every game I could when he was pitching last year - really exciting to watch.
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Yeah, Pineda looks like he slumped at the end of last year, but that's not out of the ordinary for such a young pitcher. He's a big strong guy and Yankees will probably limit his innings for a couple years until he becomes more durable.
Montero will be a helluva hitter. He'll fit in somewhere on that team, even if they have to teach him a new position. Probably valuable enough they won't want to risk him catching anyways.