Domingo German versus Michael Pineda is a battle of two pitchers who both have good stuff. There were plenty of pitches, innings, and games in Pineda’s career where you completely understood why the Yankees persisted with him. A combination of inconsistency and a Tommy John surgery eventually necessitated that the team move on.
In some ways, German’s rotation stint last year was Pineda-like. He was inconsistent, but there were some good flashes in there. A year later, it’s clear why they stuck with him and gave him another shot.