Apr
03
Corona returned by Mariners
ByFollowing up on yesterday’s post, the Yankees officially welcomed Reegie Corona back from the Mariners today. After hitting .281-.311-.386 in 57 at-bats this spring, Corona was assigned to Double-A Trenton, where he played last year. All of the players the Yanks lost in the Rule 5 Draft this year have been accounted for, as Corona, Zack Kroenke and Ivan Nova returned to the Yanks while Jason Jones will remain with the Twins after a trade.




Ah, how nice. Remember when everyone was all like “ZOMG!!1one!11 Teh Yankees got robbed in the Rule Vee draft!!”
So much for that.
They even made, what, 25 grand apiece? Not a bad deal.
And got a much better prospect than Jones.
[...] to go well, and it looks like he might even be able to return in late April. Reegie Corona was returned by the Mariners, and Phil Hughes’s strong spring continued in his latest Triple-A outing. All is good in [...]