Yankees: Looking for the Future

Last Wednesday, four players were non-tendered from the Yankees. They were Darrell Rasner, TJ Beam, Matt DeSalvo, and Bronson Sadhina. Some analysis on it:

Rasner was the biggest surprise of all, considering he was decent when he was healthy, but he came back on a minor-league deal.

Beam left for Pittsburgh. Good for him–he looked to have a somewhat promising career a couple of years back, but after a horrible 2006 major league stint, he hasn’t and wouldn’t have gotten a chance with the big club.

DeSalvo is only intriguing because he throws every pitch in the book. To me, he’s a AAAA pitcher. Hopefully we can get him back on a minor-league deal, because he is useful as a 1- or 2-start replacement-level pitcher, though is a lot of depth in front of him.

Sardhina was already DFA’d to make room for Andy Pettitte. He has a chance, but is looking more and more like a bust to me. The Yankees are looking to get him on a minor league deal, but he isn’t so sure.

Personally, I hoped Brian Bruney would be another non-tender. He has a bad attitude and no control. Hopefully Dave Eiland can fix him up (that’s what everyone is saying lately…).