Tuesday Morning Bits: Moose Ponders Pitching Limitations, A-Rod Has a New BFF

Two items to start off the day’s discussions.

• First, on Monday, when Mike Mussina was asked about the manner in which the Yankees are going about protecting their young arms, Mussina responded with the following, which will likely be covered by a lot of the New York papers (via Tyler Kepner):

“I understand both sides of it,” Mussina said Monday, after allowing five runs in the Yankees’ 7-6 victory against the Houston Astros. “They’re an asset, and you have to take care of your assets. At the same time, they’re not 19-year-old kids, either. They’re certainly capable of doing it. You just have to see how they’re doing in August.”

• Basically, it seems as though Mussina sees the treatment as being a bit excessive (“coddling”). Nonetheless, he does understand the need to protect these kids from harming themselves. Moose’s opinion means nothing to the Yankees, anyway (it’s not like he’s the epitomy of health, even if he hasn’t had any severe physical setbacks).
• Next up, Alex Rodriguez has finally found his New York BFF. Nope, Jeter has not warmed up to A-Rod. However, David Wright, the self-proclaimed, second best third baseman in New York City, has developed a close relationship with him. Wright talks about his plans to workout with A-Rod after the season, and he also discussed A-Rod’s willingness to approach him and open up to him, providing him with some valuable insights on the game of baseball. In addition, the article (by Kevin Kernan of the NY Post) states that A-Rod has essentially taken Melky under his wing and has been helping him develop his game.

That’s it for now, but of course, more later.