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Yankees shouldn’t have shipped Ronald Torreyes to the minors

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It has become a surprisingly pressing issue for this club, with a surprising consequence on Saturday.

And in the unlikely chance that good health continues, it could come to define these Yankees and to determine their ultimate fate.

In order for Greg Bird to make his season debut on Saturday against the Angels at Yankee Stadium the first baseman having healed sufficiently from right ankle surgery, the Yankees optioned beloved utility man Ronald Torreyes to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, creating what Aaron Boone called a “rough” mood in the team’s clubhouse late Friday night.