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Torre sets starting rotation
By BOB BAUM
AP Sports Writer
March 31 2006
PHOENIX (AP) -- Yankees manager Joe Torre picked Chien-Ming Wang and Shawn
Chacon for the third and fourth spots in New York's rotation Friday, leaving
Jaret Wright as the fifth starter and long reliever.
The Yankees also shut down right-hander Carl Pavano, who already had been
scheduled to begin the season on the disabled list because of a back injury.
Pavano bruised his left buttocks diving for first base while making a play
in a minor league game on Tuesday.
An MRI in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday was negative, Torre said, but "he's got
some pain and he's going to be shut down until that pain disappears."
General manager Brian Cashman said he watched Pavano pitch an inning on
Thursday.
"I could see it was bothering him so it doesn't make sense to push it,"
Cashman said. "Hopefully, it's no more than a small episode."
Pavano's tentatively scheduled appearance in a minor league game Sunday was
canceled and there was no word on when he would resume throwing.
Meanwhile, Torre said there were several reasons Wang and Chacon earned the
spots ahead of Wright.
"Last year, Wang and Chacon, they were our bread and butter, along with
Smalley (Aaron Small). If we don't have them, we don't go anywhere," Torre
said. "They pitched well last year and they didn't do anything to change
your mind this year."
He said that Wang and Chacon, as "touch pitchers -- fastball, changeup,"
weren't as suited for long relief as the hard-throwing Wright. Because of
off days, the Yankees won't need a fifth starter until mid-April.
"Jaret's been great as far as respecting people's decisions," Torre said.
"That doesn't mean you have to like it. You have to go along with it, but
he's not going to fight that that's the way it is. He's very professional.
We're trying to keep him informed about when he's pitching, but as the long
man it's tough to do."
Randy Johnson will pitch the season opener Monday in Oakland, with Mike
Mussina the No. 2 starter.
The rotation will change once Pavano returns, probably not until the end of
April at the earliest. Even before then, Torre said he could make some
changes based on performance.
"If people are struggling, then you sort of rearrange the furniture a little
bit," Torre said. "We have all capable people here, so we're going to try to
go with the hot hand as best we can."
Scott Proctor, a right-handed reliever who split last season between the
Yankees and Triple-A Columbus, was home with his wife and their seriously
ill infant daughter, Cashman said.
Proctor will stay with his family as long as necessary, and no decision has
been made on whether to replace him temporarily on the roster.
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影響.
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