When the Yankees opened their Spring Training camp in February, the name Jordan Montgomery barely caused a blip on the radar screen when it came to the composition of the team’s starting rotation.
Beginning with Masahiro Tanaka and the veteran CC Sabathia, ending with Luis Cessa at number five with Michael Pineda and Luis Severino sandwiched in-between, there didn’t appear to be an opening for a newcomer.
The surest and quickest way to make any baseball club, whether it’s high school or the New York Yankees, is to catch the attention of the manager.