New York Yankees fans react to team sending Jhony Brito down, can't be called back up until April 18: "Then maybe just don't send him down?"

Jhony Brito was spectacular on the mound in his MLB debut with the New York Yankees. He blanked the San Francisco Giants, pitching five innings of shutout baseball with six strikeouts in a 6-0 victory on Sunday.It came as a shock when the team announced that it was optioning him down to Triple-A. How can the team send a pitcher down after shutting out another team?Talkin' Yanks@TalkinYanksAaron Boone confirms that Jhony Brito can’t return to the Yankees until April 18th unless there’s an injury because of the 15-day rule after sending a guy downBoone says that in an ideal world there will be a full bullpen day coming soon to fill a spot in the rotation73336Aaron Boone confirms that Jhony Brito can’t return to the Yankees until April 18th unless there’s an injury because of the 15-day rule after sending a guy downBoone says that in an ideal world there will be a full bullpen day coming soon to fill a spot in the rotationThe Yankees aren't sending him down because of his performance. They're sending him down because they won't need him for a bit. The Yankees can stick with their four-man rotation for the next series and add some bullpen help by optioning Brito.That's exactly what the team is doing. Ian Hamilton has been called up to help add an extra arm to the bullpen. Until the team needs Brito again, he'll stay down in the minors.&quot;Then maybe don't send him down?&quot; one fan tweeted.Tom Smith@Tom_Smith717Then maybe just don’t send him down? twitter.com/talkinyanks/st…Talkin' Yanks@TalkinYanksAaron Boone confirms that Jhony Brito can’t return to the Yankees until April 18th unless there’s an injury because of the 15-day rule after sending a guy downBoone says that in an ideal world there will be a full bullpen day coming soon to fill a spot in the rotation74036Aaron Boone confirms that Jhony Brito can’t return to the Yankees until April 18th unless there’s an injury because of the 15-day rule after sending a guy downBoone says that in an ideal world there will be a full bullpen day coming soon to fill a spot in the rotationThen maybe just don’t send him down? twitter.com/talkinyanks/st…&quot;Common Boone L,&quot; another fan tweeted.Jets Fan@NYJetsGuy12@TalkinYanks Common Boone L.@TalkinYanks Common Boone L.Greg@GAvenger3@TalkinYanks These are the moves that make you scratch your head1@TalkinYanks These are the moves that make you scratch your headJohn Cioli@JohnC112461@TalkinYanks @BobbyMilone29 Why did they send him down then? Just leave him as one of the 5 starters on the roster@TalkinYanks @BobbyMilone29 Why did they send him down then? Just leave him as one of the 5 starters on the rosterSome New York Yankees fans aren't happy with the move, but the move makes sense. If the team hadn't called up Ian Hamilton by April 4, it would have lost him.richard white✌🏼@therichardgee twitter.com/talkinyanks/st…Talkin' Yanks@TalkinYanksAaron Boone confirms that Jhony Brito can’t return to the Yankees until April 18th unless there’s an injury because of the 15-day rule after sending a guy downBoone says that in an ideal world there will be a full bullpen day coming soon to fill a spot in the rotation74936Aaron Boone confirms that Jhony Brito can’t return to the Yankees until April 18th unless there’s an injury because of the 15-day rule after sending a guy downBoone says that in an ideal world there will be a full bullpen day coming soon to fill a spot in the rotation😡 twitter.com/talkinyanks/st…Captain ALL RISE@EvilEmpireNYY2Did we really need Ian Hamilton why mess with this kids service time twitter.com/talkinyanks/st…Talkin' Yanks@TalkinYanksAaron Boone confirms that Jhony Brito can’t return to the Yankees until April 18th unless there’s an injury because of the 15-day rule after sending a guy downBoone says that in an ideal world there will be a full bullpen day coming soon to fill a spot in the rotation74936Aaron Boone confirms that Jhony Brito can’t return to the Yankees until April 18th unless there’s an injury because of the 15-day rule after sending a guy downBoone says that in an ideal world there will be a full bullpen day coming soon to fill a spot in the rotationDid we really need Ian Hamilton why mess with this kids service time twitter.com/talkinyanks/st…Jake (Official) (Real)@JakeMHSSo thanks to roster min/max there's an empty spot in the rotation. Great stuff. twitter.com/TalkinYanks/st…Talkin' Yanks@TalkinYanksAaron Boone confirms that Jhony Brito can’t return to the Yankees until April 18th unless there’s an injury because of the 15-day rule after sending a guy downBoone says that in an ideal world there will be a full bullpen day coming soon to fill a spot in the rotation74736Aaron Boone confirms that Jhony Brito can’t return to the Yankees until April 18th unless there’s an injury because of the 15-day rule after sending a guy downBoone says that in an ideal world there will be a full bullpen day coming soon to fill a spot in the rotationSo thanks to roster min/max there's an empty spot in the rotation. Great stuff. twitter.com/TalkinYanks/st…McKracken@MKracken@TalkinYanks They would have lost Hamilton if they didn’t call him up sometime this week. Don’t hate it2@TalkinYanks They would have lost Hamilton if they didn’t call him up sometime this week. Don’t hate itCTMike@ConfoundMind1@TalkinYanks It was stupid knowing there is a 15 day waiting period. But, I do understand he would end up skipping starts because of off days, so he was send down to pitch on his normal 5th day in rotation.@TalkinYanks It was stupid knowing there is a 15 day waiting period. But, I do understand he would end up skipping starts because of off days, so he was send down to pitch on his normal 5th day in rotation.Hamilton came to the Yankees camp as a nonroster invitee and performed well in spring training. In nine innings, he kept his ERA at zero. He previously spent time with the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins.The New York Yankees have looked dominant early onPhiladelphia Phillies vs. New York YankeesThe New York Yankees have gotten off to a good start. Heading into Tuesday, they have a 3-1 record, coming off an easy 8-1 win against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.Scoring runs hasn't been a problem for this team. They've scored at least five or more runs in all four of their games so far. Guys like Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres have been seeing the ball well early on, as both players have two home runs apiece.Anthony Volpe, who was a surprise to make the opening day roster, has been great, especially on the basepaths. He's 3-for-3 on his stolen base attempts. If he can get on base, he may be a player to watch for the stolen base title.The Yankees have two more games against the Phillies before they travel to take on a divisional foe, the Baltimore Orioles. This is an excellent opportunity to put some distance between them and the Orioles in the division.

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