Colin Curtis Gets the Call

The Yanks today finally called up Colin Curtis. They would have done so earlier this year, but he was hurt after a hot start at AAA. Colin's a lefty bat, whose numbers were suppressed as he made his way through the guantlet of pitchers' parks that stretches from Charleston through Trenton in the Yankee system. He's sort of similar to Brett Gardner, though not quite as fast. He has more pop, though. He was actually starting to show nice pop down the stretch last year, through the AZ fall league and until his injury this year, so he could surprise a bit. He's a good defensive OF who can play all 3 spots. I felt he should have gotten the job they handed to Winn this Spring, but I guess they didn't quite trust Gardner enough at that point to do it. It makes tons of sense now.

The corresponding move will involve either Moeller, Russo, or Huffman. They'll have to add him to the 40, so it could be Moeller, unless they still have an open spot. Anyway, the Yanks should always exhaust their in-house solutions before considering a trade. Good luck to Colin, he's paid his dues.

UPDATE: Moeller was DFA'd. So there is still an open spot on the 40.