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Why wait three weeks for one of these position players? We have had too many arms in the bullpen certainly since Sabathia came on board, but even before that we had our pen throwing less innings than just about anyone else. Between Mclung, Torres, and Villy you have three guys who can easily go multiple innings if the need arises. Riske has done it as well. Ned isn't the greatest at handling playing time, but even a pinch runner would be more valuable to this team the next 3 weeks than Mota.

A large part of the difficulty is that with such a small bench Ned has learned how to manage that way. Certainly you don't need as many pinch hitters for the pitchers spot if they are going deep, but Any of the third base trio could be pinch hit for. You could certainly make a case for hitting for Weeks with Durham. It might be useful to have enough righties and lefties to ensure a platoon advantage in a key 8th or 9th inning AB, so what if you burn to guys? Kendall, Rivera, and Prince could all be pinch run for. Prince could also be replaced defensively. Given the difficulty getting the current bullpen work we are doing actual harm to them by carrying so many, and we might be able to find a small tactical advantage with an expanded bench.