Pitcher Cade Winquest's Yankees career could end without getting into a regular-season game
Cade Winquest's Yankees career could end without him getting into a regular-season game. New York designated the 25-year-old right-hander for assignment Friday to open a roster spot for Luis Gil, who was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and is scheduled to start a series opener at the Tampa Bay Rays. Winquest was selected from St.
Louis during the Rule 5 draft at December's winter meetings and became the Yankees' first Rule 5 player to make the opening day roster since infielder Josh Phelps in 2007.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cade Winquest's Yankees career could end without him getting into a regular-season game. New York designated the 25-year-old right-hander for assignment Friday to open a roster spot for Luis Gil, who was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and is scheduled to start a series opener at the Tampa Bay Rays.
Winquest was selected from St. Louis during the Rule 5 draft at December's winter meetings and became the Yankees' first Rule 5 player to make the opening day roster since infielder Josh Phelps in 2007. If he is placed on waivers and not claimed, he must be offered back to St.
Louis for $50,000. If the Cardinals don't take him back and he clears waivers, the Yankees could assign him outright to the minor leagues. Winquest went 0-1 with a 7.