Baseball’s Savior

The Yankees avoided heading to arbitration this year by signing Shawn Chacon to a one year, $3.6 million deal.  While the Yankees might be MLB’s savior, Chacon was one of the Yankees saviors last season.  After a 1-7 record with the Rockies in 2005, Chacon went 7-3 for the Yanks with a 2.85 ERA.  Rock solid, and I’m looking forward to seeing him pitch in pinstripes for an entire season.  Plus he has one of those cool, looping curveballs.

Also read that Mel Stolllemyre, the recent ex-pitching coach, is going to stay on with the team as a spring training instructor.  Not sure if this is more of a benefit to the pitchers or to new pitching coach Ron Guidry, but it’s a solid move.