Phillips Placed on Waivers

The battle for the right-handed half of the 1st Base platoon is over. Andy Phillips has been placed on outright waivers according to an unnamed Yankees official. Josh Phelps, who was picked up from the Orioles in the Rule V draft, has had a huge spring, hitting .424 with 3 HRs and 10 RBI.

Phillips' spring got off to a rough start when his Mom was seriously injured in a car accident. In 21 at-bats, Phillips had no extra base hits or RBI and was hitting just .190. There's a good chance another team will pick him up. If not, he could be headed to Scranton.





Andy Phillips celebrates with Robinson Cano in better times




Back to the Mound

The news was better for another Andy yesterday. Andy Pettitte threw 31 pitches in a bullpen session yesterday, and is optimistic about making his start (probably April 5) against the Devil Rays.

Leave me Villone (very bad pun intended)

Ron Villone was just about a lock to make the team as a long man. Pretty soon he'll be long gone. Villone got smacked around by the Astros last night, sending his spring ERA to 14.40. Sean Henn pitched a scoreless inning and could be the 2nd lefty in the pen.