BRUNEY BACK TO MINORS
After a rough month of July, the New York Yankees have optioned righthanded reliever Brian Bruney to AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in order to make a couple of roster moves.
The 2000 Warrenton grad made ten appearances in July, surrendering 11 hits and five bases on balls in 6 2/3 innings pitched with an ERA of 10.80. Bruney's ERA jumped from a miniscule 1.91 entering the month to 3.40.
According to Yankees pitching coach and legendary Louisiana lefty Ron Guidry, Bruney has recently begun pitching from the windup with no runners on base, rather than exclusively from the stretch. Bruney has struggled with walks throughout the season, giving up 30 bases on balls in 42 1/3 innings pitched.
Bruney's demotion opens the door for fast-rising 21-year-old righthander Joba Chamberlain, a 2006 2nd-round draft selection of the Yankees who has dominated at every level of the minors since being selected with the 41st overall pick. Chamberlain, the highest drafted Native American in Major League history, struck out a staggering 135 batters in 88 1/3 innings, while compiling a 9-2 record with a 2.45 ERA, primarily as a starter.
Bruney, who broke into the majors with the Arizona Diamondbacks in May of 2004, was signed by the Yankees to their AAA farm club in Columbus as a free agent after being released in 2006 and debuted with the pinstripes in August of 2006. The Yankees have since ended their long-term relationship with the Clippers, making Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA their AAA minor league affiliate. Since being drafted by the Diamondbacks, Bruney's professional baseball career has taken him to Yakima, South Bend, Indiana, El Paso, Tucson, Phoenix, Columbus, GA, New York and now Wilkes-Barre, PA>
The 2000 Warrenton grad made ten appearances in July, surrendering 11 hits and five bases on balls in 6 2/3 innings pitched with an ERA of 10.80. Bruney's ERA jumped from a miniscule 1.91 entering the month to 3.40.
According to Yankees pitching coach and legendary Louisiana lefty Ron Guidry, Bruney has recently begun pitching from the windup with no runners on base, rather than exclusively from the stretch. Bruney has struggled with walks throughout the season, giving up 30 bases on balls in 42 1/3 innings pitched.
Bruney's demotion opens the door for fast-rising 21-year-old righthander Joba Chamberlain, a 2006 2nd-round draft selection of the Yankees who has dominated at every level of the minors since being selected with the 41st overall pick. Chamberlain, the highest drafted Native American in Major League history, struck out a staggering 135 batters in 88 1/3 innings, while compiling a 9-2 record with a 2.45 ERA, primarily as a starter.
Bruney, who broke into the majors with the Arizona Diamondbacks in May of 2004, was signed by the Yankees to their AAA farm club in Columbus as a free agent after being released in 2006 and debuted with the pinstripes in August of 2006. The Yankees have since ended their long-term relationship with the Clippers, making Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA their AAA minor league affiliate. Since being drafted by the Diamondbacks, Bruney's professional baseball career has taken him to Yakima, South Bend, Indiana, El Paso, Tucson, Phoenix, Columbus, GA, New York and now Wilkes-Barre, PA>
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