Yankees Claim Catcher Eli Whiteside

[PACISLE]

That signing means good bye to Cervelli....

[BE10sCoach]

Why, what are we, scrapheap shoppers?

[Rylinkus]

Why, what are we, scrapheap shoppers?

It's depth. He's a guy that will probably back up Romine @ AAA and be called up if they need a backup catcher at the MLB level for a week. It's better than bringing up Romine, starting his arbitration clock, and burning an option for a short term injury.

[cañamin]

http://www.csnbayarea.com/sportsnetB...1914729701.jpg

Eli's face when told he will be backing up Chris Stewart again.

Lol

[benzni]

just wait when we put together a deal including him for Matt Kemp

[Pinstripe power]

It's depth. He's a guy that will probably back up Romine @ AAA and be called up if they need a backup catcher at the MLB level for a week. It's better than bringing up Romine, starting his arbitration clock, and burning an option for a short term injury.

hasnt romine already been brought up when the rosters expanded once?

[bfrap]

So this guy was basically below Chris Stewart on the Giants' depth chart?

I don't think so. in 2011 when Posey went down, Eli was the primary starter and Chris also played quite a bit...

At the beginning of 2012, Hector Sanchez won the backup role to Posey, Eli had Minor league options and was sent down. Stewart did not and was sent out of town. He would have been put through waivers if the Yanks had not picked him up in trade.

Eli may still have an option left. I am not sure at this point.

[Rylinkus]

hasnt romine already been brought up when the rosters expanded once?

Perhaps. Either way, I don't get why fans get so worked up over depth moves. Every team in baseball has plenty of guys like this.

[Pinstripe power]

Perhaps. Either way, I don't get why fans get so worked up over depth moves. Every team in baseball has plenty of guys like this.

he was, in 2011 he was a septemebr call up. that means his arbitration clock started already


and im good with whiteside. not a lock he even makes the team so why not take a flyer on hm

[bfrap]

he was, in 2011 he was a septemebr call up. that means his arbitration clock started already


and im good with whiteside. not a lock he even makes the team so why not take a flyer on hm

Actually, his arbitration clock has not moved far yet. That is based on service time, which is still only his time last Sept (assuming that he spent the season on the minor league DL, no the MLB DL). What has happened though is that his time on the 40 roster means that now when he is in the minors, it takes an option to put him there, and they only have so many options they can use. Sending him down this past season means he has one less option.

[wordup45]

This dude got a 50 game ban if I remember correctly.