ST. PETERSBURG — It’s like reunion week for the Yankees.
A day after selling one-time prime prospect Manny Banuelos, the Bombers signed Shane Greene, who was their 2013 Minor League Player of the Year, to a minor league deal on Thursday. Greene had an honest rookie season in pinstripes, however was a cornerstone within the Yankees deal to try to substitute Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter.
Now a reliever who’s coming off a disastrous 2021 season, and a sluggish begin at Triple-A, Greene is a few veteran insurance coverage for a Yankee bullpen that’s taken some massive hits not too long ago.
“Obviously, he’s been a really good pitcher in the league, a backend guy, a closer,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone stated Thursday evening. “So we’re seeing what he’s acquired. Get with us, I do know our guys all the time have some issues that they really feel like they’ll tweak or perhaps assist a man with clearly a ton of expertise and a ton of success.
“I just know it was intriguing for us to get him and we’ll see what we’ve got,” Boone added.
In simply the final week the Yankees bullpen has misplaced Chad Green for the season to Tommy John surgical procedure and Aroldis Chapman (Achilles) and Jonathan Loaisiga (shoulder) to the 10-day harm listing.
That’s an enormous hit to what has been a key a part of the Yankees’ potential to place up the perfect report in baseball, 32-13. The bullpen which had the fourth-best ERA within the American League and a corps of relievers who will probably be examined within the coming weeks by each these losses and an improved schedule of opponents. The four-game collection in opposition to the Rays at Tropicana Field this weekend is the primary 10 of 13 video games in opposition to groups with successful information. That comes after dealing with the perpetually rebuilding Orioles seven out of their earlier 10 video games.
And pitching coach Matt Blake has had some success with reclamation initiatives. He helped Clay Holmes discover his means from a non-descript arm with the Pirates to most likely the perfect reliever in baseball proper now.
Greene has a major-league observe report, however has struggled the final two years at no matter degree he’s pitched.
Greene left the Yankees in 2015 and went on to have some success as a reliever after a 5-4, 3.78 ERA-season in his rookie yr as a starter with the Yankees. He was a part of the three-team deal that introduced the Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius. Greene is a one-time All-Star who saved 32 video games for the Tigers in 2018. He has 67 profession saves and a 4.50 ERA in elements of 9 seasons within the massive leagues with the Yankees, Dodgers and Braves.
But he’s coming off a career-worst 2021 season and the 33-year-old didn’t present a lot of a rebound in Triple-A this season. Last yr, he posted a 7.23 ERA in 28 video games with the Braves, who launched him on Aug. 14, and the Dodgers.
Called again as much as the large leagues on May 15 of this season, Greene pitched two shutout innings for the Dodger in opposition to the Phillies. After posting a 5.87 ERA in seven Triple-A appearances this yr, nevertheless, Greene was launched. The Yankees re-signed him Thursday.
The Yankees reunited with Banuelos this winter and eventually promoted him to the foremost league 26-man roster on Thursday. After being a part of the “Killer Bs,” with Dellin Betances and Andrew Brackman, Banuelos was sidelined by accidents. He by no means made it to the majors with the Yankees earlier than being traded to the Braves in 2015. He was within the bullpen Thursday evening carrying the large league Yankees uniform in an actual sport for the primary time.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com