When did sidney ponson join the yankees?

Question

When did sidney ponson join the yankees?

Answer 1

The Rangers designated him for assignment, then released him, apparently because he was causing "trouble" in the Clubhouse. Then the Yankees picked him up and signed him to a Minor League Contract on June 18th. On June 27th, they called him up from Double A.

Answer 2

They picked him up after the Rangers released him. His last stint with the Yanks didn't go so well, but he's performing pretty good this year.

Answer 3

before the all star brake

Answer 4

Like a month ago.  They picked him up from the Texas Rangers.  He was with the yankees before, but it was a bust.  And right now, it looks like one too!

Answer 5

idk but god they need to take him out now, he sucks.

Answer 6

On July 14, 2006, he signed on with the New York Yankees. The Yankees won his first game, lost the second game, and he was subsequently sent to the bullpen when the Yankees acquired Cory Lidle from the Philadelphia Phillies. Reportedly, Brian Cashman asked Ponson if he would be amenable to being placed in the pen before going ahead with the trade (which also involved acquiring Bobby Abreu). If Ponson had refused, he would have been released and the trade that sent Shawn Chacon to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Craig Wilson would have fallen through.

After a poor pitching performance on August 18, 2006, The Yankees released Ponson, making him a free agent.

In January 2007, he signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins and on March 31, 2007, his contract was purchased by the Twins and he was added to their 25-man roster as the fifth starter. He got off to a relatively slow start, having only a couple quality starts while hovering at an ERA around 7. On May 13, the Twins designated him for assignment and he was later released.

On March 9, 2008, Ponson signed a minor league contract with an invite to spring training with the Texas Rangers. Ponson began the 2008 season with the Triple-A Oklahoma RedHawks. On April 26, his contract was purchased.

On June 6, 2008, despite having a 4-1 record and 3.88 ERA for the season, Texas abruptly designated the starter for assignment. He was placed on release waivers on June 16. Rangers general manager John Daniels acting on direct orders from Owner Tom Hicks explained, "We don't feel Sidney deserves to be here or wants to be here. We're not going to get into details other than to say we're clearly trying to put together a team here, in a true sense of the word. Based on some recent comments and other such things, it was pretty clear that he did not want to be part of that, and it's something we're not going to tolerate.

On June 18, Ponson signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees. He is currently on the Yankees roster and made a start on June 27, 2008 in the subway series with the Mets. Ponson pitched 6 shutout innings in his first start back with the Yankees, which they eventually won 9-0.