Here Comes An Army
Scranton got bounced out of the playoffs tonight and the Yankees are going to promote Igawa, DeSalvo, Henn, Karstens, Ohlendorf and Sardinha to the majors tomorrow.
All of those guys are on the 40-man except for Ohlendorf and promoting him will require a roster move. The Yankees could put Andrew Brackman on the 60-day DL, but I have a feeling they might DFA TJ Beam. Beam is the only guy from AAA who wasn't called up and eventhough he had a decent season this year, he is 27 and has obviously fallen way down the prospect list. It will be interesting to watch because the Yankees might have another choice to make soon since Darrell Rasner is rehabbing in the minors (he made two starts in A ball so far) and would have pitched for Scranton if they had gone to a Game Five. Rasner is on the 60-day DL and would need to be added back to the 40-man.
It will also be interesting to see Ohlendorf since he is one of the pieces of the RJ trade and has been converted to a reliever without much success so far. He won't pitch in any meaningful situations, but he will see some major league action.
And, with these moves the Yankees will have 20 pitchers on the staff! I said it earlier in the week, the rules allow it, so you might as well do it. The question is, how will Torre utilize his enormous bullpen?
