All Things Bubba

Andy Pettitte officially accepted arbitration. That means he must be added to the 40-man roster...which means someone had to be dropped. That someone was the pride of Hawai`i, infielder turned outfielder Bronson Sardinha.

Sardinha was the Yankees' first round draft pick in 2001. He was converted from 3B to outfield, probably because with A-Rod, Jeter, and Cano in front of him, he wasn't likely to make the big club as an infielder. The switch in positions seems to have affected his hitting. But the wave of outfielder injuries in 2006 gave him a chance to jump up to Triple-A (since the Clippers' outfielders had all been called up). Strangely, moving to AAA seemed to wake up his bat. Maybe he was just bored in AA.

However, the Yankees have more outfielders than they know what to do with, so Sardinha is expendable.

A-Rod and Mo still have not been officially added to the roster. That's at least two more players who have to be DFA'd soon.