The Yankees have designated Ramiro Pena for assignment, reports Peter Botte of The New York Daily News (on Twitter). The move clears room on the 40-man roster for Chris Dickerson, who was recalled from Triple-A as rosters expand today.
Pena, 27, hit .258/.325/.328 in Triple-A this summer while playing second, third, and shortstop. He had one single in four plate appearances with the Yankees earlier this season and is a .233/.266/.288 career hitter in 338 big league plate appearances.
.328 slg?
That is correct. He really isn’t that great. He is a terrible batter, and even his defense isn’t the greatest, alot of mlb utility guys are still better. 27 yo is no loss.
I expected this move, Dickerson is a bit better hitter, although he will be easily designated if they need another slot.
Ramiro Pena is a slick fielding Infielder but needs to hit more to stay in The Majors.
since 1992…the yankees have yet to draft a SS even remotely capable of filling in for Jeter in case he gets hurt…