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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AUSTIN ROMINE WAS OPTIONED TO AAA

The Yankees will have 2 catchers this season and it will be Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart.  YES Network (HERE) says that Austin Romine and 10 other Yankees were sent down in another series of cuts. The other guys cut today were:

Sent to AAA:
Dellin Betances
Brett Marshall
Francisco Rondon

 

(In Photo: Manny Banuelos)

Sent to AA:
Manny Banuelos
Nik Turley
Jose Ramirez
Ramon Flores

Sent to Minor League camp:
Chase Whitley
JR Murphy
Luke Murton

Currently the Yankees have 52 players left at camp. We're getting close ladies & gentlemen! I can't wait!


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YANKEES SIGN "THE MICK"... SORT OF

(In Photo: Mickey Storey)
The Yankees claimed Mickey Storey, a right handed pitcher off waivers from the Houston Astros today.  Nice. What does it mean? Well, in a nutshell it means they completed their 40 man roster with he and 6 other guys.

According to the Washington Post, HERE:

"The 26-year-old was 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 26 relief appearances after making his major league debut in August. He was 7-4 with a 3.05 ERA this year at Triple-A Oklahoma City."

The other 6 are Manny Banuelos, Nik Turley of Trenton, Jose Ramirez of Tampa, Pitcher Brett Marshall, Francisco Rondon from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and outfielder Ramon Flores.

(In Photo: Dave Herndon)
The Yanks said righthander Dave Herndon refused an outright assignment. That means he's elected free agency. Remember the Yankees claimed Dave Herndon from the Blue Jays the beginning of the month, read YANKEES CLAIM DAVE HERNDON & JOSH SPENCE OFF WAIVERS.

Oh Dave... we barely got to know you... and we never will.

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