An Indictment

In corresponding moves, the Yankees placed Alex Rodriguez on the DL and recalled utility man Ramiro Pena. While I'm glad to see Pena return to the Yankees, this is a clear indictment of Eduardo Nunez. While his bat plays well in the bigs, Nunez just can't defend. His poor (horrific?) infield defense is no good on a team that has several ground ball pitchers, and the Yankees clearly feel more comfortable going with the sure glove and solid arm of Pena as a backup all over the infield and playing former all star and gold glove winner Eric Chavez at third with Rodriguez out. The lineup can handle that. The defense cannot handle Nunez.