YANKEELAND REJOICES... BEN FRANCISCO DFA'D

It's really unfair to verbally abuse Ben Francisco as bad as Yankee fans have this season.  He made the club fair and square, yet he's really done nothing, but to bash the guy continually is just wrong.  That being said, when I read that the Yankees designated him for assignment... I wasn't exactly sad.  That's a spot we could free up.  Well, apparently that's happened.

According to Lou DiPietro of the YES Network.com (HERE), the Yankees have signed lefthanded pitcher David Huff and to do that they had to unload someone.  It was Ben Francisco's turn.  According to DiPietro: "Francisco, 31, was signed midway through Spring Training to be a right-handed hitting complement to an all-lefty outfield, but he hit just .114 with one home run and one RBI in 50 plate appearances...His spot on the 25-man roster was taken by Huff, who was claimed off waivers from Cleveland on Saturday...

(In Photo: Francisco Rondon)
LHP Francisco Rondon was designated for assignment on Saturday to open up a 40-man roster spot for Huff, the team does now have an open spot on the 40-man thanks to Francisco's departure. With the move, the Yankees are carrying a 13-man pitching staff for the time being."

There you go, moves are happening and now we wait and see what happens next.

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