The Yankees have announced several roster moves including placing middle infielder Stephen Drew on the paternity list. By rule, Drew must miss the teams next game this evening as the Yankees take on the Phillies. The Phillies ousted the Yankees 11-8 in Monday’s contest. He may miss no more than three games, stated by the Major Leauge Baseball rules. The rule was implemented in 2011.
On the season, Drew, 32, has a batting line of .190/.258/.389 with 11 homeruns and 24 RBI.
In place of Drew, the Yankees will call up Jose Pirela to take his roster place for the time being. The 25 year-old second baseman is hitting .256 on the season in his time at the big leagues, including a long ball. He has appeared in 18 games at the major leauge level this year. At the start of the season, he was competing with Drew for the starting second base spot and has seen playing time when Drew takes over at shortstop.
Yankees recall Bryan Mitchell and Jose Pirela from @swbrailriders, place Stephen Drew on the paternity list, option Ramon Flores to AAA.
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) June 23, 2015
In addition to calling up Pirela, the team will add bullpen arm Bryan Mitchell to the Major Leauge roster. Mitchell, 24, has made an appearance in the big leagues with three innings pitched allowing an earned run on four hits. He has two punch-outs on the season. Mitchell has shown promise to the Yankees during his time in the minors as he owns a 2.79 ERA in 67 2/3 innings pitched in Triple-A.
The team has also optioned Ramon Flores to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Flores, 23, is hitting .250 with a double in 28 plate appearances in the bigs. Flores has been a part of the revolving outfield door since Jacoby Ellsbury was placed on the DL with a knee injury.
