THE BUST

Remember when Jesus Montero was the next big thing for the New York Yankees? Then he was traded for Michael Pineda.  Then Montero did a few little things here and there for the Seattle Mariners, including getting alittle chubby.

Well... he was just placed on waivers:

jesus montero has been placed on waivers by the mariners

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) March 28, 2016

The Olympian writes:

"Montero was battling (Dae-Ho) Lee and Stefen Romero for duty as a right-handed-hitting complement to first baseman Adam Lind, a left-handed hitter. While Romero has an option remaining, Montero does not. Club officials remained non-committal on Montero, but his locker in the clubhouse was empty, and he did not participate in Sunday’s workout...

That suggests that Montero is currently on waivers, and the Mariners are waiting to see whether another club claims him. If he clears waivers, he can be sent to the minors, presumably Triple-A Tacoma, on an outright assignment."

Just wanted to keep you in the loop on this guy.  He used to be the Yankees future.  Now it looks like he just needs more time in the Seattle minors, but perhaps a team will snatch him up before he's sent down.  Who knows. I wish the guy well.  I never really give up on players, and I'm not about to give up on Montero, but you gotta wonder if Cashman saw the future on this one.

Anyway... Enjoy your Monday.

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BLAH! IN THE BRONX

BLAH! That's about the best way to describe this game.

Thursday was the perfect day for a game of baseball in the Bronx. A beautiful 70 degrees out, with just the minimal amount of wind. Really, it was just a beautiful day. Too bad I can't say the same of the game. Okay the game wasn't a complete disaster. It was just one of those games that seems to drag on endlessly.

Seattle wasted no time scoring on us. Starting with our old friend, Robinson Cano. He doubled on a line drive to Carlos Beltran, bringing in Stefen Romero. Jacoby Ellsbury answered back with his first home run as a Yankee in the bottom of the 1st. The tie was short lived though. In the 3rd, Cano grounds into a force out, bringing in Brad Miller to score. Seattle would score twice more in the 4th, before Brian McCann singles in the 6th, to drive in Alfonso Soriano.

Cano was met with another round of boos during his first at bat. I hope this doesn't become the norm when he comes to visit. I mean, it seems like a lot of wasted energy on a guy that is ultimately irrelevant to our success this season.

I don't know what else to say about this game, really. I want to pretend it was a good pitching match up, but it wasn't. Our offense fell asleep again. You've got to get those bats moving. Have to score runs to win games.

Final: Seattle 4 - Yankees 2

--Erica Morales BYB Senior Writer 
Twitter: @e_morales1804

 
 

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