Steven White was released yesterday and Mike Ashmore puts the move into context.

I was speaking to a scout who saw White’s last start here, and he was only hitting 84 on the gun. That’s a big drop in velocity, and there really wasn’t much room for him in an organization stacked with pitching.

Quite the dive for White who was once ranked as high as #4 in the Yankees system by Baseball America (right behind Hughes). It's a little sad to see but hey, TINSTAAPP, right? I mean, this year has just been horrendous for him and it looks like he's lost it. His mechanics, velocity and overall presence on the mound have gotten to the point that, thinking of the starters that the Yankees have in the system pushing up behind him (Z-Mac, Pope, De la Rosa, etc.), he's just holding others back at this point. Still, some team will pick him up as a reclamation project, I am sure and I certainly wish the guy well.