PJ Pillitere is DFAable, but the Yanks don’t want to lose him if they do DFA him. At least Cash is expendable (relatively speaking)

Hey Steve, I was curious to your thought on the roster management this year. Like, I see zero reason way one of Melancon/Robertson is on this team, zero reason why one John Rodriguez (although injured), Shelley Duncan (injured too) or Juan Miranda is not on the team as a power bat, zero reason why in the world Angel Berroa is STILL on the roster, and why the went with Kevin Cash over a guy that might be able to hit a little like PJ Pillitere, who is just as DFAable in the future. Plus I think Veras’ time is almost up – I bet he could be traded due to his success last year – the Nats can use some bullpen help

Thanks guys – what I kinda meant was that Veras was ineffective and that forced Coke to come into the game, and make pitches in a highly stressful situation, and then come back the next inning – where he lost it.

That’s one thing I would like to see a study on…where a RP has to come into a game, all amped up, and he gets out of it. And, then, see how he does the next inning.

IIRC, there was some game, somewhere, where JC Romero – or someone like him – had that situation and the color guy, who was a pitcher – or maybe it was an ESPN guy doing highlights? – said that, as a middle man, you get so pumped, because of the danger, and getting the job done, and all the air comes out of your balloon when you sit on the bench – and it’s hard to rev it up again when you’re asked to go another inning.

Maybe that’s what happened with Coke?

Veras pitched poorly, but he only incidentally had anything to do with blowing the lead, in that he forced them to use Coke for more hitters than they might have liked. But Coke gave up two runs, and they were both his. Nothing really to do with Veras.

Actually Coke got Veras out of the jam and Coke blew it the next inning.

And Mo’s hits were an infield one and a blooper.