Well of course of all the relievers on the Yankees staff to get injured, it has to be the one who finally seems to be putting it all together. Brian Bruney looks to be out for the season with a torn foot tendon and Chad Moeller is to be designated for assignment according to Pete Abraham's blog. It's a tough break for Bruney who had significantly trimmed down in the off season and had learned to consistently throw strikes. He was definitely working his way toward inheriting the set-up role once they plugged Joba back into the rotation. It's always the good ones who get hurt, never the Farnsworths.
They should look to bring up Edwar Ramirez. His K rate is just too ridiculous to ignore. I know he got tagged up last year in limited outings, but they have to give him a little bit more of a chance to succeed than 23.1 career innings that he has. Anyway with Moeller gone they can bring up Duncan who has been absolutely murdering Triple-A pitching to the tune of .309/.426/.745. I really think Duncan would be an excellent player for the Yanks if they can get him going in the first base platoon and off the bench. I think he will hit for power no matter what but that he will be better as an all-around hitter than anyone gives him credit for.
One last thing. It was nice to see Melky rip home run number four last night. If his power keeps progressing then maybe he does end up becoming Bernie Williams with a better arm. That always seemed to be a good comparison to make when you looked at their early careers, and Bernie didn't really break out until years 3-5 when his average and power really developed. And even though it was brief, it was a ray of hope from Hughes last night that he might have found himself.
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