Well this explains a lot. Yankees' LHP Damaso Marte has been placed on the DL because of a sore elbow. He came out of the WBC with his left elbow sore but pushed through it. However, it has now caused him to land on the DL. Marte, the second-highest paid player in the Yankees bullpen (Rivera's no. 1), holds an 0-1 record and a crazy-high 15.19 ERA. Anthony Clagget (should be better than his terrible MLB debut) has been called up to take his roster spot.
Yanks Sign Casey Fossum; Sharp in Triple-A Debut:
The Yanks signed LHP Casey Fossum to a minor-league deal after he was released by the New York Mets. Since he cleared waivers before he was released and the Yankees signed him as a free agent, Fossum does not have to be added to the 40-man roster. He was mainly signed as a fill-in in Scranton's rotation as he takes the spot of Phil Hughes (who goes today against Joe Saunders).
Casey made his Scranton Wilkes-Barre debut yesterday and it was sharp. Even with a pitch-limit, he went 3 2/3 innings, only allowed 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks, and K'd 4.
Melky Takes Over Center:
Melky Cabrera's hot start, combined with Brett Gardner's slow one, has led to the 24-year old Cabrera overtaking Gardner for the Yankees' starting center fielder. He has taken over the same position that lost just a couple weeks ago.
So far this season, Cabrera is hitting .321 with 4 HRs (including one walk-off one) and 10 RBIs. In that same time Gardner, is only hitting .222 with no homers (although you can't expect them), only 4 RBIs and 5 stolen bases (he should have a lot more than Derek Jeter who's currently tied with him). Will see how long this move lasts
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