Bryan Hoch is reporting that Jonathan Albaladejo has made the team, meaning that the Yankees will have no dedicated long reliever to begin the season.
Pitchers Alfredo Aceves, Dan Giese and Brett Tomko, and catcher Kevin Cash were all sent to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
I liked what Tomko showed during spring training. His meaningless stats: 15.1 IP, 12 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 12 K. Small sample size, yes, but he would've been a nice addition to the team coming out of camp.
That said, Albaladejo pitched well also, giving up one earned run in 9 2/3 innings, striking out eight and walking one. I've been intrigued by Albaladejo. We didn't see much of him last year but he could be another nice addition to the team if he stays healthy.
The first of the last two games in Florida is this afternoon. The Yankees are playing in New York on Friday.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Yankees to carry no long reliever
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Tomko has shown year in and year out that he isn't a quality major league pitcher. That isn't going to change at this point in his career unless he started juicing.
Plus are you really going to cut 2 people from the 40-man roster to make room for him and Pena/Berroa?
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