Around the Empire: New York Yankees News – 4/16/13

By Jason Cohen on Apr 16 2013, 6:00a  @Jason00Cohen 30

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Yesterday on Pinstriped Bible

Discussing Jackie Robinson – Bombers Beat | Bryan Hoch: CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, and Robinson Cano discuss what the legacy of Jackie Robinson means to them.
No. 42 – ESPN New York | Johnette Howard: Mariano Rivera discusses the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the beauty of everyone wearing 42 for one day and the honor to be the last MLB player to ever wear the number again.
The Last to Wear No. 42 – CBS Sports | Mike Axisa: Here is a list of the last players to wear 42 for each team.
Wang to the Rotation – LoHud | Chad Jennings: Chien-Ming Wang is on the comeback trail as he eyes a spot in the RailRiders’ starting rotation coming out of Extended Spring Training.
Prospect Notebook – Baseball America | Ben Badler: Gary Sanchez is one of the Yankees’ three international catcher signings and he’s off to a hot start in 2013.
BBC Examines Yankees – LoHud | Chad Jennings: The BBC visited the Yankee Spring Training camp this year to record a two hour radio documentary on the team.
Missed Calls – Fangraphs | Jeff Sullivan: With the game on the line, Evan Longoria was called out at first base when he was clearly safe. Jeff Sullivan wonders if missed calls are bad for baseball or if they are just part of the game.

Value: As of early yesterday Vernon Wells has a higher WAR than anyone on the Angels payroll.
Distance: Robinson Cano’s three home runs have gained a combined 95 feet of distance from the wind.
Effective: Vidal Nuno has been amazing so far in Scranton: 20 Ks, 1 BB in 17.2 IP