In a fresh round of roster roulette, the Yankees have summoned left-hander Jayvien Sandridge from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. After bouncing around the farm system like a guy trying to find a seat at a sold-out concert—Single-A, Double-A, and Triple-A—Sandridge finally gets the call to the big stage at age 26.
In the minors this season, Sandridge has been steady: a 1-1 record, a 3.00 ERA, and a couple of saves over 10 outings. Now, he joins a Yankees bullpen that’s less “relief squad” and more “walking wounded.”
With Ryan Yarbrough hitting the 15-day IL thanks to an oblique strain, Sandridge slides in to fill the lefty void. The timing? Well, the Yankees are desperately trying to crawl back into the win column after a faceplant of a losing streak, so reinforcements are very welcome.
Injuries continue to tear through the bullpen like a bad Yelp review, and with the All-Star break looming, the hope is simple: that Yarbrough returns in one piece and this patchwork relief crew can hold things together long enough to matter in October.
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