BALTIMORE — Derek Lowe’s 17 appearances impressed the Yankees enough that they put him on the ALDS roster this morning.
Signed off the street in mid-August after being released by the Indians due to an 8-10 record and 5.52 ERA in 21 starts, the 39-year-old right-hander was 1-1 with a 3.04 ERA in 17 appearances and pitched well in the final two weeks of the season.
Lowe was chosen over fellow righty reliever Cody Eppley, who was 1-2 with a 3.33 ERA in 59 appearances.
Despite having one at-bat since April 18, outfielder Brett Gardner is on the roster. He provides speed as a pinch-runner and will be used as a defensive replacement
Jayson Nix, who missed last week of the seasonwith a hip flexor injury, joins Eduardo Nunez and Eric Chavez as backup infielders.
The Yankees’ full ALDS roster is listed below.
# PITCHERS B T HT. WT. BORN BIRTHPLACE
62 Chamberlain, Joba R R 6-2 250 9/23/85 Lincoln, Neb.
65 Hughes, Phil R R 6-5 240 6/24/86 Mission Viejo, Calif.
18 Kuroda, Hiroki R R 6-1 205 2/10/75 Osaka, Japan
48 Logan, Boone R L 6-5 215 8/13/84 San Antonio, Tex.
34 Lowe, Derek R R 6-6 230 6/1/73 Dearborn, Mich.
46 Pettitte, Andy L L 6-5 225 6/15/72 Baton Rouge, La.
41 Phelps, David R R 6-2 200 10/9/86 St. Louis, Mo.
39 Rapada, Clay L L 6-5 200 3/9/81 Portsmouth, Va.
30 Robertson, David R R 5-11 195 4/9/85 Birmingham, Ala.
52 Sabathia, CC L L 6-7 290 7/21/80 Vallejo, Calif.
29 Soriano, Rafael R R 6-1 230 12/19/79 San Jose, D.R.
# CATCHERS B T HT. WT. BORN BIRTHPLACE
55 Martin, Russell R R 5-10 205 2/15/83 Ontario, Canada
19 Stewart, Chris R R 6-4 210 2/19/82 Fontana, Calif.
# INFIELDERS B T HT. WT. BORN BIRTHPLACE
24 Cano, Robinson L R 6-0 212 10/22/82 San Pedro, D.R.
12 Chavez, Eric L R 6-1 215 12/7/77 Los Angeles, Calif.
2 Jeter, Derek R R 6-3 195 6/26/74 Pequannock, N.J.
17 Nix, Jayson R R 5-11 195 8/26/82 Dallas, Tex.
26 Nunez, Eduardo R R 6-0 185 6/15/87 Santo Domingo, D.R.
13 Rodriguez, Alex R R 6-3 225 7/27/75 New York, N.Y.
25 Teixeira, Mark S R 6-3 215 4/11/80 Annapolis, Md.
# OUTFIELDERS B T HT. WT. BORN BIRTHPLACE
11 Gardner, Brett L L 5-10 185 8/24/83 Holly Hill, S.C.
14 Granderson, Curtis L R 6-1 195 3/16/81 Blue Island, Ill.
27 Ibanez, Raul L R 6-2 220 6/02/72 New York, N.Y.
31 Suzuki, Ichiro L R 5-11 172 10/22/73 Kasugai, Japan
33 Swisher, Nick S L 5-11 200 11/25/80 Columbus, Ohio
ALPHABETICAL
24 Robinson Cano. . . . . . . . . . . .INF
62 Joba Chamberlain. . . . . . . . RHP
12 Eric Chavez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .INF
11 Brett Gardner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . OF
28 Joe Girardi. . . . . . . . . . . Manager
14 Curtis Granderson. . . . . . . . . OF
57 Mike Harkey. . . .Bullpen Coach
65 Phil Hughes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RHP
27 Raul Ibanez. . . . . . . . . . . . DH/OF
2 Derek Jeter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INF
50 Mick Kelleher. . . . . . . . 1B Coach
18 Hiroki Kuroda. . . . . . . . . . . . . RHP
48 Boone Logan. . . . . . . . . . . . . LHP
54 Kevin Long. . . . . .Hitting Coach
34 Derek Lowe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RHP
55 Russell Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C
17 Jayson Nix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .INF
26 Eduardo Nunez. . . . . . . . . . . .INF
56 Tony Pena. . . . . . . Bench Coach
46 Andy Pettitte. . . . . . . . . . . . . LHP
41 David Phelps. . . . . . . . . . . . . RHP
39 Clay Rapada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . LHP
30 David Robertson. . . . . . . . . . RHP
13 Alex Rodriguez. . . . . . . . . . . .INF
58 Larry Rothschild. . . . .Pitching Coach
52 CC Sabathia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LHP
29 Rafael Soriano. . . . . . . . . . . . RHP
19 Chris Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C
31 Ichiro Suzuki. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OF
33 Nick Swisher. . . . . . . . . . . . OF/1B
25 Mark Teixeira. . . . . . . . . . . . . .INF
59 Rob Thomson. . . . . . . . 3B Coach
NUMERICAL
2 Derek Jeter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INF
11 Brett Gardner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . OF
12 Eric Chavez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .INF
13 Alex Rodriguez. . . . . . . . . . . .INF
14 Curtis Granderson. . . . . . . . . OF
17 Jayson Nix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .INF
18 Hiroki Kuroda. . . . . . . . . . . . . RHP
19 Chris Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C
24 Robinson Cano. . . . . . . . . . . .INF
25 Mark Teixeira. . . . . . . . . . . . . .INF
26 Eduardo Nunez. . . . . . . . . . . .INF
27 Raul Ibanez. . . . . . . . . . . . DH/OF
28 Joe Girardi. . . . . . . . . . . Manager
29 Rafael Soriano. . . . . . . . . . . . RHP
30 David Robertson. . . . . . . . . . RHP
31 Ichiro Suzuki. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OF
33 Nick Swisher. . . . . . . . . . . . OF/1B
34 Derek Lowe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RHP
39 Clay Rapada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . LHP
41 David Phelps. . . . . . . . . . . . . RHP
46 Andy Pettitte. . . . . . . . . . . . . LHP
48 Boone Logan. . . . . . . . . . . . . LHP
50 Mick Kelleher. . . . . . . . 1B Coach
52 CC Sabathia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LHP
54 Kevin Long. . . . . .Hitting Coach
55 Russell Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C
56 Tony Pena. . . . . . . Bench Coach
57 Mike Harkey. . . .Bullpen Coach
58 Larry Rothschild. . . . .Pitching Coach
59 Rob Thomson. . . . . . . . 3B Coach
62 Joba Chamberlain. . . . . . . . RHP
65 Phil Hughes. .
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Steve Donohue ASST. ATHLETIC TRAINER: Mark Littlefield STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COORDINATOR: Dana Cavalea
TEAM PHYSICIAN: Dr. Christopher Ahmad DIRECTOR, TEAM TRAVEL/PLAYER SERVICES: Ben Tuliebitz
DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA RELATIONS: Jason Zillo EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Rob Cucuzza CLUBHOUSE MANAGER: Lou Cucuzza, Jr.
