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The day of this Saturday, September 7th started with a lot of activity inside the offices of New York Yankees. The troop of Aaron Boone celebrated the return of Clarke Schmidt (5-3, 2.52) to the club’s rotation, the activation of the reliever Ian Hamilton (0-1, 4.55) and immediately announced the designation for assignment of two pitchers who remained on the New Yorkers’ payroll.
In addition to Clarke Schmidt, Yankees also activated Ian Hamilton from the 60-day Injured List, including depth in the bullpen. As for the starter, he made one start in Minor Leagues after almost three months out and then he was selected by the big team.
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With the turns of Schmidt y Hamilton, New York Yankees He had to free up a couple of spots on the roster, being Nick Burdi y Phil Bickford those sacrificed and put up for assignment.
Detailing the decisions, it was expected that Bickford was released early even though he was on the roster and had accompanied the team in Chicago during the most recent series, however, with Burdy It was not the same situation and the decision came as a surprise, also because of the patience the team had in getting back into shape.
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Nick Burdi He left good numbers in just 9.2 innings with the team BronxThe pitcher showed some important tools in Triple A, but his constant lack of control and loss of speed in his pitches influenced management to give him free rein in his immediate future.
Prior to today’s game, the Yankees made the following roster moves:
• Returned RHP Clarke Schmidt (#36) from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 60-day injured list.
• Returned RHP Ian Hamilton (#71) from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 60-day…— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 7, 2024
Yankees finally complete their starting rotation
The season for starting pitchers New York It has been a nightmare of injuries since Spring Trainingbeing Gerrit Cole the first person affected by an ailment in his pitching elbow.
With the absence of the New York ace, Yankees He also had to recover from the physical problems of Luis Gil y Clarke Schmidt in the middle of the campaign, which led to the use of young and inexperienced players on the Major League roster.
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Now, with the physical replacement of Cole, Gil y Schmidt, Yankees completes what was at the beginning of the harvest its rotation projection, being these accompanied by Nestor Cortes Jr. y Marcus Stroman for the remainder of the regular season and with an eye on the playoffs.
Clarke Schmidt will debut today (September 7) against Chicago Cubswhere he will face Javier Assad in it Wrigley Field.
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With the physical replacement of Cole, Gil and Schmidt, the Yankees complete what was their rotation projection at the beginning of the season
