The Yankees showed how they felt about Ron Marinaccio this season by keeping him in Triple-A for most of the year despite their bullpen needing help.
In that sense, their decision to designate Marinaccio for assignment on Friday may not have been all that surprising, even if it was a bit jarring to see them give up on the 29-year-old reliever.
Ron Marinaccio throws a pitch during the Yankees’ June 19 game.
The Yankees needed to open a spot on the 40-man roster to activate Cody Poteet off the 60-day IL (and subsequently option him to Triple-A), so they landed on Marinaccio as the odd man out.
The Yankees activated Cody Poteet, pictured throwing in a June game, off the 60-day injured list.
With a bullpen that did not have much roster flexibility, Marinaccio was burned by having minor league options, which had him riding the shuttle between The Bronx and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Marinaccio had a 2.04 ERA in 35 games this year at Triple-A, with 41 strikeouts in 39 ⅔ innings.
