Yankees send 3.80 ERA Jake Bird replacement back to Triple-A after Angels outing
New York can make another bullpen move.
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It was a brief stint with the New York Yankees , and it wasn't an effective one either. On Tuesday night, the Yankees announced that they had optioned right-handed reliever Yerry De Los Santos back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He threw 44 pitches in last night's game against the Los Angeles Angels , allowing one run on three hits, including a solo home run to Yoan Moncada in the eighth inning.
De Los Santos was promoted on Monday after the Yankees optioned Jake Bird . It's now expected that the AL East club will call up an arm for Wednesday's matchup, the third game of a four-game series against the Angels. FanSided's Zachary Rotman believes New York's struggles in the bullpen are highlighted due to the fact that the front office did not make upgrades a priority during the offseason.
More : Shohei Ohtani deemed more valuable than Aaron Judge in recent ESPN discussion piece "Depth in this 'pen is a major issue, though. I mean, they began their season with [Cade] Winquest, Paul Blackburn, and Ryan Yarbrough securing the final three spots of the bullpen," Rotman wrote Tuesday . "Winquest had no MLB experience, and both Blackburn and Yarbrough are long relievers that the Yankees should want no part of seeing in big spots.