Welcome back, Nick Green. The Diamondbacks have returned the right-hander to the Yankees as a Rule 5 Draft pick, the team announced. That means Green cleared waivers and has been removed from the 40-man roster. He was the only player the Yankees lost in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft over the winter.
Green, 23, had a deceptive 2.70 ERA in 13.1 innings with Arizona this spring. In those 13.1 innings he put 23 runners on base with more walks (eleven) than strikeouts (eight). Per the Rule 5 Draft rules, the D’Backs had to keep Green on their 25-man active MLB roster all season, or put him on waivers and offer him back to the Yankees.