Yankees Call-Up Scott Proctor, 2 Others

Yesterday the news leaked that the Yankees were calling up top prospect Jesus Montero, but he isn’t the only one added to the roster now that they have expanded to 40-men. They also plan on adding former Yankee Scott Proctor, third baseman Brandon Laird, and outfielder Chris Dickerson, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. That means that the Yankees are going to need to add both Montero and Proctor to the 40-man roster. Laird and Dickerson are already on it. That very well could mean the end of two of Steve Garrison, Aaron Laffey, Lance Pendleton, or Kevin Whelan. The biggest part of this news is of course the return of Proctor. Proctor of course was famous for being over used by Joe Torre to the point where general manager Brian Cashman pleaded with Proctor and coaches to talk to Torre in an attempt to get him to stop the abuse. Some people have reacted strongly about Proctor’s return. He was never all that good to begin with and the years of Torr...