One Good Segment, One Bad Segment. That seems to be the theme of the 2014 season so far.
But even with the trials and tribulations, the development of the kids on the farm continues.
The latest player to have his contract purchased and brought up to the ABL level is C Stu Yarbrough. Yarbrough was drafted in the 9th round of the Inaugural Draft and has been brought along very deliberately. Drafted at 17 years old Stu's initial stock went down as compared to when he was drafted, however, he's been pushing forward each season and spent the parts of the last 3 seasons at AA,
Since the 21 year old is being called up, GM Altman has assured us that Yarbrough is not only ready but will be playing everyday. Jayson O'Neill will become the backup C as well as finding time at DH and 1B. Orlando Bustamante will be finding time in LF and DH as well.
When pressed as to who the biggest loser will be, Altman said it would be Dave Hutchinson. Hutchinson was designated for assignment and put on waivers. Hutchinson was a free agent signing that was anticipated to be a quality bat off then bench offering power. But when Guzman slipped and Hutchinson having an awesome spring, winning the 1B job outright. But Hutch wasn't meant to play everyday and his numbers suffered.
C Roy Harper was demoted to make room for Yarbrough.
Also recalled was Michael Rogers..
To date, the Bombers have 7 bonafide rookies that made their ABL debut in 2014 (Murphy, Carreon, Hamilton, Yarbrough, Martinez, Patterson, and Evans).
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