Hoffmann Still In Yanks Plans

post from A Die Hard Yankees Fan on 22 March 2010 11:32:00 PM. © A Die Hard Yankees Fan

Hoffmann heads back to the Dodgers for now, but don't be surprised to see him back in the Yankees organization at some point. There have been plenty of whispers in recent weeks about the Yankees sending either Chad Gaudin or Sergio Mitre to Los Angeles for Hoffmann, who the Yankees could then send to Triple-A. As a Rule 5 pick, Hoffmann had to stay on the 25-man roster or be returned to the Dodgers.

The Rule-5 did not permit the Yanks to hold onto Hoffmann and start him in Triple-A. I'm sure they wanted to hold onto him. Trading for him would open up that possibility, and since we've already heard that Gaudin or Mitre will almost certainly be traded before the season this would make sense.