Severino Pitches Today
Meanwhile, someone on twitter brought up an interesting point about Refnsyder. Because he's risen so quickly, he doesn't have to be protected from the Rule V draft at the Winter Meetings. Thus that will be a 40 space they can use for someone they do have to protect, and that, as much as anything may be why they haven't pulled to trigger on a promotion yet.
posted by Kalel9 @ 12:05 PM
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That would make sense if they didn't have to such uselessness on the 40 man, and if they weren't trying to win now. It's hard to believe that Refsnyder isn't better than Roberts offense/defense. So really, the 40 man thing shouldn't matter that much, especially since he might be more likely to be really good next year if he starts playing in the ML now.
I was thinking about all the players that don't need to be protected, or will be gone:
Jeter
Kuroda
Roberts
Ryan
Ichiro
Thorton
Wheeler
Cervelli
Headley (probably)
McCarthy (probably)
Robertson (inexcusably unless he's traded now)
Claiborne
Daley
Leroux
Sizemore
You don't really have to protect Beltran either, and what are the chances of some team taking McCann, and if they did, that would actually be good.
I may be missing some others.
That's a ton of spots.
I think 10 and 5 rights preclude exposing CC, A-Rod, and Tex.
Beltran will already be taking up a space, and they probably won't let Claiborne go for nothing. All of the DL guys come back on the 40 in the offseason, too.
Beltran better be protected otherwise he can sign with anyone for the minimum, and the Yankees are on the hook for $14.5 million a year over the next 2 seasons. And someone will sign him.
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