The New York Yankees have made it a habit over the Joe
Girardi tenure of turning out starting pitching and bullpen pieces from the
farm system. Obviously none of them have come up and been the ace that takes
the league by storm in the starting side of the equation New York has brought
along some really effective and helpful bullpen pieces, see Dellin Betances.
The list of names is impressive when you think about the amount of talent the
Yankees system was pushing out just five or so years ago, names like David
Phelps, Adam Warren, Shane Greene, Ivan Nova, could Bryan Mitchell be next?
Mitchell was awfully effective when used by Girardi in 2014
both out of the bullpen and in his one spot start this season. Most pitchers
exhibit a little rust or inability to get outs after sitting on the bench for
weeks at a time but Mitchell never seemed to skip a beat. His preparedness and
his heart really shown through in each and every opportunity he got this season
and he made the most out of it.
For every Jose Ramirez the Yankees bring up they have two
more Chase Whitley’s and it seems like Mitchell is going to be the next Greene,
Whitley, Betances, or maybe just the next Mitchell. Either way the kid deserves
a shot in the majors not because of the hype but because he has earned it. See
you in 2015 kid.
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