The back-of-roster moves have continued this week for the New York Yankees.
They just claimed Mike Siani off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the final 10 days of January.
But on Tuesday, Siani was claimed back by the Dodgers, according to the Associated Press.
The Yankees allowed this to happen. Not long after claiming Siani off waivers, they designated him for assignment, which placed him back on waivers.
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The Dodgers, apparently having maneuvered their 40-man roster in a more favorable direction since initially losing Siani, decided they wanted the outfielder back.
The Yankees had actually DFA’d two players in their most recent move, but Marco Luciano passed through waivers unclaimed and has been assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Siani is a 26-year old who hits and bats lefty and can play centerfield.
He played for the Cardinals in 19 games in 2025, batting .235.
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He also appeared in the major leagues for the Reds in both 2022 and 2023.
This is the way things go this time of year for a player like Siani. Teams DFA edge-of-roster players in the hopes of getting them through waivers unclaimed. They don’t want them on the 40-man roster on Opening Day, but they’d like to have them around in Triple-A.
But with useful players like Siani, multiple clubs are often interested in doing the same thing. So they do this back and forth until a guy finally makes it through waivers for good.
In the meantime, there’s a chance Siani stays on the move for the next month or so. He’s used to it.
