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June 18, 2008

Yankees claim Ponson

In their first big move to try to make up for the loss of Chien-Ming Wang, the Yankees have claimed troubled right-hander Sidney Ponson off waivers and assigned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ponson was 4-1, 3.88 in nine starts for Texas but has always had off-the-field problems in his career, many alcohol-related. He made five appearances for the Yankees in 2006, going 0-1, 10.47. I'd say this move is quite a stretch.

Chad Jennings' Scranton-WB Yankees blog in the Scranton Times (a must for Yankee fans who want to follow the Baby Bombers) points out that it looks like Ponson is going to start in Scranton on Saturday, the same day Dan Giese is starting in Wang's spot for New York. So if Giese struggles and Ponson is pitching well in Triple-A, they could easily flip-flop.

The Yanks also claimed reliever Oneli Perez off waivers from the Indians and sent him to Double-A Trenton. Perez started the season in the White Sox chain and was designated for assignment off the Bisons' roster last week. He was 0-0 with two saves and a 7.11 ERA in seven games for the Herd.

---Mike Harrington

Posted at 06:58 PM in Bisons, Yankees |

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