Hot off the presses, Vernon Wells has been shut down for the season, as Pete Abe reports. There's no doubt that Wells isn't living up to the $126 million contract he signed last year, but he is still a dangerous weapon in the middle of Toronto's lineup. He also has a tendency of hurting Yankees pitching - think homerun off of Mariano Rivera.
Regardless of how badly his shoulder is barking, taking Wells out of the batting order puts a lot more weight on Alex Rios and Frank Thomas. Then again, they do have Matt Stairs, who is always just a HBP away from attacking A-Rod. That, along with a very good Blue Jays rotation, might be enough to hold the Yankees offense down. Well, maybe not.
Here are the pitching matchups:
Should be a tough test for a fiery Yankees offense.
Regardless of how badly his shoulder is barking, taking Wells out of the batting order puts a lot more weight on Alex Rios and Frank Thomas. Then again, they do have Matt Stairs, who is always just a HBP away from attacking A-Rod. That, along with a very good Blue Jays rotation, might be enough to hold the Yankees offense down. Well, maybe not.
Here are the pitching matchups:
Today: Roy Halladay vs Chien-Ming Wang
Saturday: Shaun Marcum vs Ian Kennedy
Sunday: Dustin McGowan vs Roger Clemens
Monday: A.J. Burnett vs Phil Hughes
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