Interesting Move
The Yankees activated Wilson Betemit from the DL today and demoted Alberto Gonzalez. Activating Betemit is a no-brainer, but demoting Gonzalez is odd. The Yankees have 13 pitchers on the roster and while Gonzalez is wasting on the bench, it still makes no sense to carry that many hurlers.
It sounds like the Yankees plan to platoon Ensberg and Betemit at third, which isn't a bad idea. Betemit hasn't shown it since coming to the Yankees, but he has hit righties very well in his career. The problem is the bench is only Ensberg or Betemit, Duncan and Moeller on most nights, that is just too thin. Why the Yankees chose to keep 9 relievers instead of Gonzalez is beyond my understanding.
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My guess Peter is that Cash and Giradi are thinking defense (pitching) not offense (hitting). Yep, Gozales is an upgrade with the glove, but they're probably thinking arms at this point. Plus Gonzales needs playing time.
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May 7, 2008 02:49 PM
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Here's Hank Steinbrenner on the possibility of David Wells returning to the Yankees: "I've thought about it. I saw him on TV, and I did think about it while I was watching." Judging by his performance with the Padres last season and our recent history with Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens, it's hard to get excited about that idea. To me, Wells is still the guy who left that huge World Series game in Florida after all of one inning.
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May 9, 2008 03:14 PM
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