CHECKING IN WITH ROSS OHLENDORF & JUSTIN CHRISTIAN

Give 2 former Yankee kids credit, they may have left the Yankees organization but their still trying to climb the Major League ladder and good for them. A few guys just signed minor league deals with the Red Sox and the Giants and I wanted to just keep you in the loop. Check it out:

Ross Ohlendorf: Yes, He’s back in the American League East after spending some time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox. Ohlendorf was one of the guys that was traded with Jeff Karstens, Daniel McCutchen and Jose Tabata for Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte back in 2008. He’s a pitcher with a good head on his shoulders and he has OK stuff. I never envisioned Ohlendorf as becoming a superstar and neither did the Yankees, but the bottom line is, the Red Sox have faith in the kid…there you go. While Ross was with the Pirates, he posted a 4.60 ERA and was 13-27. He was released by the Pirates at the end of 2011 after he posted a 8.15 ERA and was 1-3 in 9 starts.

Justin Christian: Remember him? Not many do but Christian was a kid I liked and was only with the Yankees briefly back in 2008. Christian signed a minor league deal with the Giants after he was designated for assignment 8 days ago…by the Giants, read HERE. Hmm. Ok. I just remember Christian as being a hungry kid but again, it was a brief time for him in the Bronx and I don’t remember much. With the Giants in 2011, Christian had a .255 AVG, 12-47. Back in 2008 with the Yankees, he had a .250 AVG and was 10-40.

Good luck to both of these crazy kids. I’m glad they’re still playing and still able to latch on to a club.

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