WHY IT'S UNLIKELY AYALA RETURNS TO THE BRONX

It's being tweeted by Puro Beisbol, a Mexican baseball magazine that former Yankeerelief pitcher Luis Ayala is close to signing with either the Baltimore Orioles or the Los Angeles Angels. The Yankees are apparently NOT in the teams interested in Ayala, according to them. Read that tweet HERE.

I liked Ayala and what he offered out of the bullpen for the Yankees. If he doesn't return, that sucks, but that's baseball and we can always find another Luis Ayala... it's finding a replacement for a Mariano Rivera that would be extremely difficult. While I hate to see Ayala go, he can be replaced and if he signs elsewhere, we wish him the best.

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