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Last night the Yankees re-acquired Sergio Mitre from the Milwaukee Brewers.  Mitre had been designated for assignment earlier this week, and the Yankees made the move to re-sign Mitre again.  This is now the second time that he has been released and re-signed by the Yankees.  It seems the Yankees really like Mitre as their long man who can make spot starts.  Although Mitre's numbers aren't terribly impressive, he is able to pitch out of the bullpen as the long man, but can also give some of the starters much needed rest come August & September as the team gears up for the postseason.  This worked back in 2009 and the Yankees are looking to duplicate those results.

Mitre had good numbers for the Brewers this season in the National League, as he was 0-1 with a 3.27 ERA and 1.21 WHIP over 22 appearances.  When Mitre's sinker is working, he can be very problematic for a batter.  Alhtough Mitre's numbers were good, the Brewers needed rooom on their roster to recall Mat Gamel and Zack Braddock.  Gamel is an infielder who had been getting hot in Triple-A, and Bradock is a lefty pitcher who was coming back from a stint on the DL for a sleep disorder.  Both guys are young prospects for the Brewers looking to solidify a spot on the team.  Ultimately, Mitre became the odd man out and was released, again.

In case you don't remember Mitre was traded by the Yankees during spring training for outfielder CHRIS DICKERSON.  You can see the breakdown of that trade RIGHT HERE, and the reason for the trade at the time, despite the good numbers by Mitre.  Prior to being traded by the Yanks, Mitre had appeared in 39 games from 2009-2010 with 12 starts.  He was 3-6 with a 5.03 ERA during that period.  Since he will most likely be used as the long man, that places Hector Noesi in a precarious situation as he was handling the long man role for the Yankees.  It should be interesting to see whether they send Noesi back down to Triple-A to become a starter again or whether they designate him for assignment.

To make room on the roster, the Yankees released Buddy Carlyle.  Carlyle had an 0-1 record with a 4.70 ERA over 8 appearances with the Yankees.  You can read about Carlyle RIGHT HERE.