"THE MICK" IS CLAIMED BY THE ASTROS

Remember when the Yankees claimed Mickey Storey off waivers from the Houston Astros back on November 20th? Read HERE.

Today, the Astros claimed Mickey Storey back off waivers from the Yankees.  That was announced by the Astros via Twitter, HERE.

What in the world are we doing this off season? Seriously...make a move that sticks for crying out loud.


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PLAYING SHUFFLEBOARD WITH THE YANKEES

Quick note in Yankeeland... sometimes making moves affect other moves and so things need to be shuffled around...no big deal, just the nature of the business.

First off, we know that Mariano Rivera is coming back to the Yankees signing a 1 year deal, read HERE.We wrote about that yesterday.

(In Photo: Jim Miller)
Next the Yankees picked up Jim Miller, a right handed pitcher off waivers from the Oakland Athletics. Alittle background on Miller; He's 30.  He's a fastball and slider pitcher that posted a 2.59 ERA in 48.2 innings for the A's in 2012. OK, then what?

(In Photo: Jayson Nix)
Then, the Yanks avoided arbitration with infielder Jayson Nix signing him to a $900,000. But to make room on the 40 man roster, the Yankees then had to then designate Nix and Mickey Storey, (read about Mickey HERE) for assignment. Nix accepted his move to AAA and so, according to Chad Jennings at LoHud (HERE), "Basically, if he clears, he’ll come to Yankees camp as a non-roster invitee with a chance to win back his utility job."

Alot of moving and organizing going on in the Bronx.  We just wanted to keep you in the loop. Next up... we need a catcher.

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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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