If not, Torre said, the Yankees will promote a starter from the minors.
The possibility of carrying Manchester United games (the British soccer team and the Yankees promote each other) may not matter to cable systems.
Gibbs spent the 1963 season with the Virginians, before the Yankees promoted him again in September.
The Yankees promoted Mesa to the major leagues for the first time on September 10, 2012.
"I wasted a lot of my talent, too," said Strawberry, who is expected to spend a week here before the Yankees promote him to the Bronx.
Villone can become a free agent if the Yankees do not promote him by Tuesday.
Cashman said the Yankees would promote a third catcher, Michel Hernandez, on Monday.
In the 25-year-old Beam, the Yankees promoted a pitcher who has risen quickly through their farm system.
I have long maintained that in the '70s and early '80s the Yankees acquired and promoted players based on how their names worked in headlines.
When Francisco Cervelli suffered a broken hand on April 26, 2013, the Yankees promoted him to the major leagues.