Greg Golson is a 24 year old outfielder who was brought up to the majors after the Granderson injury. So far in '10, he has just come in as a defensive replacement in one game, not making a single plate appearance, but recording a putout in centerfield. After that game, he was sent down to the minors. I wrote about him here http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/554465-yankees-rangers-trade and here http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/635445-with-cg-hurt-hows-the-yankee-of-situation-going-to-look.
Mark Melancon is a 25 year old relief pitcher. He made his major league debut in '09, going 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 10 K's in 13 relief appearances and and 16.1 IP. So far in '10, he has made 1 relief appearance, going 2 innings. His first inning was a scoreless inning, but he gave up 3 runs including 2 earned runs. Overall, he went 2 innings, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits, one of which was a homer, and striking out 1 batter. After that appearance, he was sent back down to the minors.
Romulo Sanchez is a 26 year old pitcher who was a starter in the minors but has only been a reliever in the majors. He made his Yankee debut on May 9th, going 3.2 innings and giving up no runs on 1 hit with 3 strikeouts. Could he be the next Aceves? After that appearance, he was sent down to the minors in favor of Ivan Nova because the Yanks knew he wouldn't be availible for at least a couple of days.
Ivan Nova has been a starter in the minors, but he will be a long reliever for the Yanks right now. He has done very well at Triple-A so far, posting a 2.43 ERA. My full article about him is here: http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/641085-the-future-of-the-yankees-ivan-nova. I also mentioned him here: http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/636845-whats-javier-vazquez-trade-value. His major league debut will be his first game he appears in this year with the Yankees.
Kevin Russo is a 25 year old infielder who the Yanks brought up after Cano briefly was hurt. He has appeared in 2 games, going 0 for 2 with 2 putouts in the field. In the minors, he is a career .300 hitter including hitting .326 at Triple-A in '09, but he has not done much else offensively. His best homer season was '09 with 5, while his best SB season was '07 with 19. The Yankees are trying to turn him into a Jerry Hairston Jr. type player, as he has played RF, CF, SS, 2B, and 3B so far at Triple-A. He is a natural second baseman.
The next Yankee to be called up will be Juan Miranda. Miranda had a nice year at Triple-A in '09, hitting .290 with 30 doubles, 19 homers, 82 RBI, and a .369 OBP in 122 games. He was called up to the Yankees in September and did well, going 3 for 9 with 1 homer and 3 RBI in 8 games. He will be a pinch hitter on the bench for Girardi after he has called up. Since Thames has mostly been a starter since Granderson and Johnson got hurt, the Yanks have not had a good pinch-hitter availible besides when a starter was getting a day off. Miranda should be able to fix that. Miranda, if even plays in the field, is a first baseman.
Of these players, it seems that only Ivan Nova has a bright future ahead with the Yankees. Of course, by playing well, all these other guys could have a future with the team as well. I hope these guys can just do well enough for us to win while we are dealing with these injuries.
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