Prior to the Rule 5 Draft, the Yankees made a few roster moves to protect some minor leaguers, though they lost Chase Whitley.
With the Rule 5 Draft coming up soon, the Yankees were forced to make decisions regarding their 40-man roster. Jason wrote about these upcoming choices the other day, and on Friday afternoon, the roster moves were announced. He said the one player the Yankees absolutely should protect was Rookie Davis, a Top 10 prospect and the second best righthanded pitcher in the organization. The Yankees obliged, and they chose to add two more players as well:
Barbato is a 23-year-old righthanded reliever that the team acquired in the trade for Shawn Kelley last off-season, and after posting some good-not-great numbers over 26 games with Double-A Trenton (4.