NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees plan to activate first baseman Greg Bird from the disabled list before Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Angels, forcing New York to make a difficult roster decision.Bird has been sidelined since having right ankle surgery on March 27. New York likely will decide whether to cut from eight relief pitchers to seven or option Tyler Austin to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre despite his strong performance in Bird's absence."It's something that we had a lot of conversations about, are still mulling over, just met a little bit ago to work through things and what we think the best way to go is," manager Aaron Boone said before Friday's series opener against the Los Angeles Angels. "It leads to a difficult decision, not a simple one, not an obvious one and something we're still kind of working through."New York optioned left-hander Ryan Bollinger to Double-A Trenton after Wednesday's game at Texas and maintained its eight-man bullpen by activating right-hander Tommy... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees plan to activate first baseman Greg Bird from the disabled list before Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Angels, forcing New York to make a difficult roster decision.Bird has been sidelined since having right ankle surgery on March 27. New York likely will decide whether to cut from eight relief pitchers to seven or option Tyler Austin to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre despite his strong performance in Bird's absence."It's something that we had a lot of conversations about, are still mulling over, just met a little bit ago to work through things and what we think the best way to go is," manager Aaron Boone said before Friday's series opener against the Los Angeles Angels. "It leads to a difficult decision, not a simple one, not an obvious one and something we're still kind of working through."New York optioned left-hander Ryan Bollinger to Double-A Trenton after Wednesday's game at Texas and maintained its eight-man bullpen by activating right-hander Tommy... [More]

Castillo signed a minor league contract with the Pirates on Wednesday that includes an invitation to spring training, John Morosi of Fox Sports reports.

Castillo spent 2014 playing in Mexico for two different teams, batting a combined .206/.265/.317 with two home runs and 11 RBI. He seems like a longshot to make the roster out of spring training, but the Pirates don't have any studs behind the plate with Russell Martin gone, leaving open the possibility of him nabbing a roster spot with a strong spring training.

Dodgers signed C/OF Wilkin Castillo to a minor league contract.

Castillo offers some versatility but hasn't appeared in the majors since 2009. He's merely organizational depth.

Rockies signed C-OF Wilkin Castillo to a minor league contract.

Castillo hasn't played in the majors since 2009 and batted just .262/.285/.366 at Triple-A in the Braves organization this past season. But, he does offer positional versatility, having the ability to play pretty much all over the diamond. He'll be depth at Triple-A.

Braves signed C-OF Wilkin Castillo to a minor league contract.

The 25-year-old Castillo can play all over the diamond, which makes him good organizational depth. He played in 22 games in the majors for the Reds between 2008-2009 and will need a spectacular spring training to have a chance at making the Braves roster.