TAMPA, Fla. — Joe Girardi made it official, though he had already strongly hinted at the move Saturday.
Bryan Mitchell, who has been electric all spring, will be with the Yankees to start the regular season, all but certainly out of the bullpen.
“He’s a guy that’s pitched extremely well,” Girardi said after Tuesday’s 5-4 victory over the Pirates. “He’s going to be with us one way or the other.”
Mitchell, 24, has dazzled the Yankees and opposing team talent evaluators alike, posting a 0.61 ERA in five appearances. Three of them have been starts but the Yankees’ plan is for Mitchell to occupy the swing man role, executed so well last season by Adam Warren, who was traded in the offseason to the Cubs in the Starlin Castro deal.