The Yankees’ roster churn continues. They reshuffled their pitching staff yesterday, demoting Joe Harvey and adding Jonathan Loaisiga to the bullpen. Today, they’ve made a couple more moves, sending Kyle Higashioka to Triple-A, activating Gary Sanchez from the IL, and optioning Chad Green. As the corresponding move to the Green demotion, Stephen Tarpley has been recalled.
The most eye-popping move here is Green’s demotion, though it comes as no surprise after a nightmare April from the right-handed reliever. It appears that last night’s implosion was the last straw for the Yankees, as Green allowed four runs and recorded just one out against the Angels.