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Posts Tagged ‘Ivan Nova’

Ivan the Lucky?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, sabermetrics, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on April 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Is Ivan Nova lucky or good? Despite going an impressive 16-4 during his rookie season, Nova’s peripherals have been a major source of skepticism. Because of his low K/9 rate of 5.3 and relatively high WHIP of 1.331 in 2011, many have regarded Nova’s 3.70 ERA, which was approximately 20% better than the park adjusted […]

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What to Do with Freddy Garcia?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , , , , on March 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »

When Freddy Garcia signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Yankees, he was arguably the third starter on the team’s depth chart. However, following the offseason acquisitions of Hiroki Kuroda and Michael Pineda, the re-emergence of Phil Hughes, and the comeback of Andy Pettitte, the veteran right hander now seems destined to be the […]

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Is Michael Pineda a Lock for the Rotation?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on March 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »

The Yankees have big expectations for Michael Pineda, which is fitting because, at 6’ 7” and 270 pounds, the right hander is a very big man, perhaps too big, according to some early skeptics. Ever since the young right hander reported to camp about 10 pounds overweight by his own estimation, there have been whispers […]

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Nova Continues to Shine Among Rookie Class; Emerges as Award Contender

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on August 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Correction: Although listed as a rookie by several sources, including fangraphs.com, Alexi Ogando is not eligible for the award because the service time he accrued in 2010. As a result, all references to him as a contender for the award are invalid, which makes Nova’s candidacy all the more stronger. For much of the season, […]

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Garcia Wins Rotation Battle with Colon; Nova Set to Join Rare Company as Rookie Starter

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on March 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) The Yankees rounded out their rotation this morning by naming Ivan Nova and Freddy Garcia as the team’s fourth and fifth starters, respectively. It was also announced that Bartolo Colon would serves as a swing man in the bullpen, similar […]

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