Remembering Michael Siani, the 5-day Deodorant Pad Yankee

"To make room on the 40-man roster, the Yankees designated outfielder Michael Siani for assignment. The move came just five days after New York claimed him off waivers from the Dodgers."

What's that you ask? Do I remember the Micheal Siani Era? How could anyone forget...

It started with the shooting in Minnesota, lasted through the character assassinations and the town hall attack, and peaked with Sydney Sweeney festooning the famous Hollywood sign with her blown-out bras. Springsteen wrote his song, Bovino went home, and Yank fans assumed that Siani would last at least until opening day, or the invasion of Greenland, whichever came first. But the Siani flame burned too brightly. It couldn't last. Few epochs raged so wildly as Siani's five days as a Yankee. 

Just for reminders: Siani was the good-glove/no-bat CF claimed by the Yankees last week after being ditched by the Dodgers. His arrival ended the Caleb Ort Era, which is remembered for - well - Caleb Ort. That coincided with the rising mayhem in Minneapolis, along with the Oscar nominations. Siani was going to backup CF in case something happened to Trent Grisham, and maybe he would add to the reasons why Spencer Jones would be traded. No matter. He's gone, and the Angel Chivilli Era has begun.  

That's right. Angel Chivilli, from the Rockies. He's a 23-year-old string-bean RH reliever, who posted a 7.06 ERA last year over 43 appearances - which is sorta incredible - a guy that bad pitching that many innings. Apparently, Brian Cashman blames Coors Field, which is sorta like Sydney Sweeney blaming the Hollywood sign. Cashman sees untapped potential, although my guess is that he's got his hand on the Waiver Wire buzzer like a B-lister contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy. 

Chivilli comes to the Yankees in a trade for T.J. Rumfeld, an excruciatingly slow-rising 1B prospect who has inhabited Yankee minor league rosters since Trump's first term, and who was likely to never escape Scranton. I always liked Rumfeld, and I suspect he'll be a decent MLB first-baseman, but not for the Yankees.

So, write your epitaphs for the Siani Era. Here's mine: 

HERE LIES SIANI

NEXT STOP, TOLEDO?

HE COULD'A BEEN

THE NEXT ROSS MOSCHITTO