http://www.pinstripealley.com/2014/4/9/5597026/yankees-romine-demoted-pitcher-call-up-greene It's kind of interesting that the Yankees didn't send down Vidal Nuno, who threw 67 pitches in 3 1/3 innings of mop-up duty yesterday, but I suppose they probably want to keep him on the roster in case they need him once he's ready to pitch again. If they demoted him, they would not be able to recall him for another 10 days unless someone got hurt, so it makes sense to just let him rest in the bullpen for a couple days. Despite his rocky performance against the Orioles, Nuno is still probably a better option than the other relievers currently on the 40-man roster. Since Romine was basically a third-string catcher, he was expendable. Demoting a position player for a pitcher makes the bench light, but it's not like Romine provided much value or versatility anyway. The only thing he helped with was allowing Joe Girardi to start both Brian McCann and Francisco Cervelli in the same lineup while still having a catcher on the bench. Of course, he could still do start them in the same lineup anyway if he wants to use Cervelli at first base again since it's not like he would be at risk for losing the DH or anything like that.
Jill I think also by sending Romine down & only carrying 2 catchers, Girardi has also realized Cervelli at 1st base experiment is not something he wants to make a habit of. And is it me or does it seem like we now have 30 guys in the bullpen & 2 on the bench.
