Less than two weeks after he was hit in the face by a line drive, Bryan Mitchell has been reinstated from the disabled list. He will step back into the bullpen as a fresh long man, taking the roster spot vacated by Nick Goody, who was optioned immediately after Wednesday’s game.
For now, Mitchell is the only true long man in the bullpen. He also stands out as the most obvious spot start candidate should the Yankees want to insert a sixth starter at some point in September (unless, of course, CC Sabathia steps back into the rotation).
Activating Mitchell to fill the open spot on the roster suggests — but certainly doesn’t prove — that the Yankees are not going to call up an extra position player for this weekend series. Lingering injuries to Jacoby Ellsbury and Mark Teixeira seemed to open that possibility, but the Yankees have said they hope to have both Ellsbury and Teixeira in the lineup tonight.
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