What’s the point of somebody that old being at class A? Look, if he can’t pitch at the AAA level at his age, then the Yankees need to cut him loose. However, I would have thought he would have been placed at AAA based on his ST performance.

maybe they want to build his confindence some more. Slowly move him up through the system and give him a shot later in the season.

He may be pushing 30, but to make his long-awaited comback, Prior needs to build his confidence by taking a few baby steps through the Yankees’ system. As he moves up to the big club, he also may acquire the humility he lacked in his days as a mere “employee.”

And I, for one, am still curious about him — in a dispassionate way.

At a time he was the embodiment of Cubs baseball. He was beautiful to watch(and I mean pure pitching form) and for a time brought a sense of excitement to this team. Who doesn’t like an overcoming the odds story, I hope he’s one of them.

The list goes on and on and on

In ‘06 he was awful and got waived. He’s been out of baseball since 2009.

By all accounts his fastball is 90-92 and he still has the ability to throw some of those off speed pitches he was noted for. Prior was excellent last year when he broke in with an independent league and he evidently has progressed this spring. I certainly wouldn’t doubt the ability of a professional athlete he was able to get to the big leagues once, I’m sure he’ll do it again.

It sounds like Girardi’s concern is durability. It wouldn’t make much sense putting Prior in a cold weather environment if he’s not ready. If Prior can stay healthy long enough for the weather to warm up we might see him in the big leagues sometime in June or July.

…the seventh and the eighth in a 0-0 game, strike out 5 and give up the game winning home run with two outs in the eight. I want to see him comeback and be successful, not get released ;)