Yankees sign Paul Blackburn to active roster

The New York Yankees made a large roster determination today, signing right-handed pitcher Paul Blackburn to the progressive roster. His chap right-hander, Allan Winans, was transferred to Triple-A successful eligible replacement. The determination comes arsenic the squad seeks further spot successful its reliever rotation, particularly aft a play of uncertainty implicit the availability of different players.

Blackburn, a 31-year-old awesome pitcher, comes from neighboring nine the Mets, wherever helium spent the past year. He was DFAed earlier this week aft a bid of disappointing performances successful Queens, posting a 6.85 ERA successful 7 appearances connected the mound. He has mostly been a starter passim his career, with lone 7 of his 93 appearances coming successful relief. The Yankees present spot him successful a agelong reliever role, akin to however Ryan Yarbrough, a seasoned right-handed pitcher, was utilized earlier successful the season.

Yarbrough's instrumentality and aboriginal challenges

The large pitcher Yarbrough is presently adjacent to returning from a hamstring wounded that sidelined him for respective weeks. He made his 2nd Triple-A rehab quality yesterday, which could mean a speedy instrumentality to the team. "Yarbrough's instrumentality could rapidly marque Blackburn redundant, though the Yankees, with the progressive roster expanding to 28 players connected September 1, volition soon beryllium capable to person an further pitcher," a root said.

The Yankees besides expect reliever Fernando Cruz to beryllium acceptable arsenic aboriginal arsenic adjacent week for the Nationals series, further complicating the concern successful the bullpen. "We'll spot however the reliever carousel develops successful the coming days," the root added.

The determination shows however cautiously the squad is managing the roster, balancing the instrumentality of injured players with caller arrivals. Blackburn present gets a accidental to beryllium his worthy and possibly instrumentality a important relation successful important situations arsenic the Yankees proceed to set their tactics for the upcoming games.

There is nary uncertainty that this subordinate tin further fortify the squad and person everyone that helium truly deserves a chance.