Currently, he is penciled in to start every fifth day. But the team will be him watching him closely to see if he can gain the consistency that’s been lacking. How many starts he gets to prove himself is an open question that the Yankees must answer during the upcoming season if they hope to challenge the Red Sox for the Division title.
In a sense, Michael Pineda doesn’t owe the Yankees anything except maybe an apology for that embarrassing pine tar incident a couple of years ago. He was brought here in a trade with the Seattle Mariners in a deal that was nearly straight up for Jesus Montero, who at the time was a promising catcher for the Yankees.