Round And Round We Go
The Yankees are making their 7th roster move in 11 days today with the callup of Juan Miranda and the demotion of Kevin Russo. Miranda will probably be part of a weird rotation with the Yankees using Winn in left against RHP with Miranda DH'ing and Thames DH or in left against LHP.
It's really a shame that Jon Weber got off to such a bad start because I bet the Yankees would have recalled him if he didn't currently have a a .551 OPS in Scranton. As a lefty and an outfielder, he would be a better fit for this team than Miranda since Miranda only plays first, but you can't justify bringing him up right now.
One player that should not be brought up now under any circumstances is Jesus Montero. Besides the fact that he isn't hitting right now, the Yankees need to keep him in the minors and let him catch as much as possible. It's still a mystery if he will be able to catch in the bigs and the Yankees need to solve that question this year. If he can, the Yankees will have a wealth of talent behind the plate in 2011. If he can't they need to figure out if he can play the outfield because 1B is occupied for the next seven years.
The reports out of Detroit are that the tarp is off the field, but major rain is on the way. Considering the fact that the Yankees need another starter for Sunday right now and this game could get rained out what about letting Nova make his debut and holding back Sabathia for tomorrow? Or Girardi could do the backwards thing again. Point is, don't let Sabathia start pitching if you think the game is going to be called or delayed.
