I'm not buying the whole 'catching depth' excuse or Austine Romine's back being the reason why the Yankees punted Franky Cervelli to AAA today. Just a couple months ago the Yankees had more quality catchers in the program than the entire AL Central. This is definitely a bonehead move. Francisco Cervelli is a guy who takes nothing for granted. He plays every single games like it's his last. Celebrates every hit, walk, bunt, win like it's game 7. The Yankees are a team full of MegaStars and you need a guy like this. From the concussion issue, to the goofy batting helmet, to making even AJ Burnett feel like he could actually throw strikes, Franky has given his heart and soul to the Yankees organization. For some reason, you just sense that Joe Girardi never really had his back, except that one time in spring training when he broke his ankle. No idea why, but you just never got that 'I really like this guy' vibe. And now this 3 days before the opener.
This new guy is apparently an awful hitter. I know Cervelli wasn't going to belt 10 home runs or maybe even hit .250 (Lifetime BA of .272 btw) but when something mattered, you actually didn't mind he was batting when future hall of famers, All Stars, and speed demons are all around him. He also is pretty good at handling a pitching staff. Unless Cervelli was a pain in the clubhouse, which I highly doubt, there's got to be an alterior motive here.
Hope you go down there, hit .300, and are back in the Bronx by May Frankie. You're welcome on my team in this town any day.
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