Chad Jennings is reporting that the Yankees have sent Eduardo Nunez, Reegie Corona, Jorge Vazquez and Brandon Laird to minor league camp.
That left Ramiro Pena, Kevin Russo and Juan Miranda as the only non-starting infielders left in big league camp, and left Pena and Russo as the only utility options.
“Pena has the most experience there and we want to see Ruse more, he’s played extremely well,” Girardi said. “You get to a point when you’ve got young players like Nunez, you want them to play every day, and to get one at-bat per game is not fair to them. They need to go get ready for their season. That’s why we did it today.”
Russo has done everything you could ask for and more this spring, hitting .348/.407/.478, but based on Girardi's comments and the what he did last year I still see the utility role going to Pena.
