Baseball’s Savior

There’s no doubt the Yankees need arms and they added one more to the mix. Darrell Rasner had a solid season last year for Harrisburg, the Nationals AA affiliate.  He struck out 96 in 150 1/3, but he had some outstanding control and only walked 29 batters.  His ERA was solid (3.59) as was his WHIP (1.19).  He also held his own in 7 1/3 innings after getting called up in September.

According to John Sickels’ Baseball Prospect Book, his main pitch is a low 90s power sinker.  He gives him a C+ grade and says because of his ground ball tendencies, he’ll thrive with a good defense behind him.  He just turned 25 in January.

To make room on the 40 man roster, the Yanks designated Jason Anderson for assignment.