Just in time for the New York Yankees latest series to kick
off with the Boston Red Sox the team added a former member of Red Sox nation to
their bullpen. His name was Tommy Layne and he was a member of these same
Boston Red Sox as recently as last weekend before the organization designated
him for assignment and now he has latched on as a part of the Yankees in Joe
Girardi’s bullpen. Let’s meet the man that better come with some trade secrets
or something because this season the Yankees need all the help they can get.
Let’s meet him. This is Meet a Prospect: The Tommy Layne Edition.
Thomas Kevin Layne and I share a birthday almost to the year
but as I was born in 1985 Tommy was born on November 2, 1984. That’s where the
similarities between myself and Mr. Layne end as Layne attended Fort Zumwalt
South High School in St. Peters, Missouri where he played baseball and soccer.
Layne did enough to catch the eye of Central Missouri University for a season
before transferring to Mount Olive College in Mount Olive, North Carolina.
While pitching for the Trojans Layne was named an All-American and the
Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year in 2007.
That was enough for the Arizona Diamondbacks to come calling in the 26th
round of the 2007 MLB Draft giving him the opportunity to begin his
professional career.
By the 2011 season Layne had already reached Triple-A Reno
and was knocking on the door to the Major Leagues. Layne thought he would be
knocking on the door to Chase Field in Arizona but by May 3, 2012 it would be
the door to Petco Park he would be knocking on because he was traded to the San
Diego Padres for cash considerations. Layne was promoted to the Major Leagues
and made his MLB debut on August 14th of that season against the
Atlanta Braves. Layne did well in his debut striking out the side in one inning
giving the Padres enough confidence to keep him in their bullpen for the
remainder of the 2012 season. Layne was not long for San Diego though as the
Padres designated the lefty for assignment after the season leaving the
southpaw a free agent for the very first time.
Layne was not a free agent for long as the Boston Red Sox
came and snatched him up off the free agent market and stuck him in their farm
system. Layne spent the 2014, 2015 and parts of the 2016 season in the minor
leagues for Boston before once again being designated for assignment this
month. Once again Layne did not stay a free agent for long though as the New
York Yankees came calling adding him to their organization and their team.
That’s all fine and well Mr. Layne but I am here to welcome you to the family…
so welcome. Do well!
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