ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It is impossible to accurately predict what Bryan Mitchell would have meant to the Yankees’ pitching staff had he been part of it. He had the team made as a reliever or spot starter until the final week of spring training, when he suffered a fractured left big toe that required surgery.
So, the right-handed pitcher opposing scouts have loved for three years and other general managers often asked GM Brian Cashman if he was willing to deal, was placed on the disabled list not knowing if he would pitch this year at all.