Michael Pineda Out Until 2013 Written by Brendan Gawlowski on
April 25, 2012 @ 04:10PM      Jump To Comments  Getty Images
Today the Yankees announced that Michael Pineda has a tear in
his labrum and that he will likely be unavailable until at least
next May. Even though Pineda had struggled with his velocity all
spring, Yankee General Manager Brian Cashman believes that the
tear occurred in a recent throwing session, though he concedes
there was possibly an undetected injury plaguing Pineda all
spring. As to whether the M's knew Pineda was hurt before the
trade, it seems unlikely that he would have passed a physical if
he was injured, and the Yankees have firmly stated that they
traded for a healthy pitcher.  I think there are two take home
points here. The first is that this is obviously a huge blow for
Michael Pineda, and for fans of baseball in general. With a
blazing fastball, devastating slider, and improving changeup,
Pineda had the physical tools necessary to emerge as a true ace.
To suffer a labrum t