Morning Bits: Nova, Pettitte, Chamberlain, Ibanez

Good morning everyone and happy Sunday to you all. To get started, all of us at Yankees Fans Unite would like to wish one of our writers Matthew B. a very Happy Birthday! Let’s hope  the Yankees win against the Tigers today! Onto the morning links: 

– One of my favorite articles from Matthew B. was about A.J Burnett’s effect with the Yankees. (Keep in mind, this article was written before Burnett was traded).

– Phil Hughes, Michael Pineda & Freddy Garcia have been mentioned as the possible odd man out of the rotation, but should we start adding Ivan Nova’s name into the equation?

– Except for Andy Pettitte, the New York Post reports the Yankees have done a poor job stocking up on southpaws

– Joba Chamberlain believes that he could be back on a mound in July. We kind of wish that Brian Cashman could be just as optimistic.

– After 2 and a half weeks of playing in a Yankees uniform, Raul Ibanez finally  has his first major hit of the Spring;  A 2 run blast that paved the way for a Yankees 4-2 win in 10 innings.