BOSTON - Being called up for your major-league debut in the middle of a series at Fenway Park is not a matter of getting your feet wet. It is diving into the deep end.
That is the new wrinkle in the Yankees' approach, one that says wrinkles and other signs of age are not prerequisites. If you're a young guy in the system, as is second baseman Rob Refsnyder, you're going to get a chance to sink or swim.
Refsnyder's instant promotion and insertion into the starting lineup against the Red Sox last night sent another strong message to the organization's minor-leaguers.