JACE PETERSON WAS JUST CLAIMED

Well that didn't take too long, huh? Jace Peterson is gone, folks.

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ESPN has this nugget. He was claimed by the Orioles...

"The Orioles have claimed utility infielder Jace Peterson after he was placed on waivers by the New York Yankees.

Peterson, a left-handed hitter, is expected to report Wednesday. He provides depth to an infield that is without injured second baseman Jonathan Schoop and could potentially lose Tim Beckham, who left Monday's game against Cleveland with a groin injury."

It seems like the O's needed someone quick. That worked out well for them.

Anyway... carry on...

SHANE ROBINSON PROMOTED. I KNOW...

You don't even know who I'm talking about. We can hopefully change that.

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Latest roster move for the Yankees goes something like this.  Shane Robinson was called up and Jace Peterson was DFA'd. That's designated for assignment for those who just woke up from a coma.

MLB.com has this:

"The Yankees signed outfielder Shane Robinson to a Major League contract, promoted him from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and designated infielder/outfielder Jace Peterson for assignment on Tuesday.

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Robinson, 33, appeared in 20 games for the Angels in 2017 and batted .194/.257/.194 with one RBI. He hit .250/.341/.278 with two runs scored and seven RBIs in 22 games in Spring Training with the Yankees.

Peterson, 27, collected three hits in nine at-bats for the Yankees this season. He is a .234/.320/.331 career hitter with 15 homers and 98 RBIs in five seasons at the big league level."

Bingo, bango. There you have it.

TORRES & ANDUJAR: SOMETHING TO BE EXCITED ABOUT

The New York Post has this nugget.  With all the talk about the idea of filling in the infield with folks like Todd Frazier, Manny Machado and Jace Peterson... doesn't matter.  The Post says this...

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"Yankees are still prepared to go with the possibility of Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar in the infield, according to general manager Brian Cashman. “If the market changes, we’re prepared to adjust,” Cashman said. “But right now, we’re still treading water. This is what we’ve got..."

And what we have is not too bad.

Cashman on Torres:

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"We might be careful with him this spring regardless because of the injury, but we wanted him in Tampa so we would be able to control how much he did...Now that he’s fully healthy, we want to see more of what he can do.”

Cashman on Andujar:

(Photo: Nam Y. Huh, AP file)

"We know the player he is... We saw him go from Double-A to Triple-A to the big leagues last year. He played third base at Yankee Stadium. He’ll compete. He’s earned the right to bang on the door, and he has a chance to knock it down. If he needs more time, he’ll get it.”

And look, that is all we can ask for.  Young guys hungry to play in an opportunity window.  The Yankees have been good with this lately.  I believe they will stay pat with these kids and watch them flourish.  I hope so at least.

DON'T WORRY... WE GOT JACE PETERSON!

Nice pick up. 

Source: Daniel Shirey/Getty Images North America

Nothing major here, but nice.  Not great, not horrible... fair.  No... nice! It's a nice pick up... we'll go with that.

The Yankees signed Jace Peterson to a minor league deal. That's what Hardball Talk is reporting. We'll give them a plug...

(Aug. 20, 2016 - Source: Kevin Liles/Getty Images North America)

"Yankees have signed utilityman Jace Peterson to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. Peterson was non-tendered by the Braves last month rather than go to arbitration with him. He’s 27 and is a career .234/.319/.331 hitter across parts of four major league seasons."

Nothing wrong with a little utility.

It's... nice actually. But I said that already.

REFSNYDER SENT DOWN & WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Look, Rob Refsnyder had a few bad days.  Doesn't matter.  He will improve. He's still a youth member trying to get up to the Majors and when the Yankees decided that Starlin Castro was the  2nd baseman,  it was pretty clear that they had no future plans for Ref at 2nd, and so, they tried him as a backup third baseman.

Nothing wrong with that. Refsnyder's such a gamer, he would have washed jock straps if it meant he could be on the big team.  And so, he took grounders at 3rd and made it his priority.  When you're a kid, you do whatever the team wants of you.  But you know what? It didn't work out... not now at least.  Rob Refsnyder was sent to Triple A.  He'll keep working, he'll keep pushing himself and I will bet we see him sometime this year.  Nothing wrong with this... he wasn't ready.

According to several sources, but we'll go with the New York Post with this:

"The Yankees took a look at Refsnyder, a second baseman, at third when camp opened because Dustin Ackley, the other backup infielder, plays only first and second.

Jace Peterson, Gordon Beckham and Andres Blanco are infielders with short and third experience who could be had if the Yankees don’t believe Pete Kozma or Ronald Torreyes, who are in camp, can handle the job.

'The utility guys we have in camp, it will come down to one of those guys,' Joe Girardi said.

But there is a chance the player will arrive by trade.

'That’s always a possibility,' Girardi said. 'My thought is that it will come out of this camp, but it’s a possibility. You never know what is going to happen at the end of camp.'”

Now I'm a big Beckham fan, but I just don't see them going outside of the team to snag a 3rd baseman.  Who knows, maybe they will, but much like when Dean Anna and Yangervis Solarte were with the team a few years ago... sometimes the Yanks just stick with what they have, and guys like Torreyes and Kozma will most likely be those guys.

Whatever the case, Ref is down now.  And we need to move on.  Opening Day is almost here folks... I can't wait.

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