TRENTON _ Five games in the Thunder bullpen was enough to convince the Yankees that reliever J.B. Cox was ready to move on to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Highly-regarded Class-A right-hander Mark Melancon has been added to a Trenton relief corps that has lost Steven Jackson, David Robertson, Bo Hall and now Cox since April 26. (Source)

Cox at Tampa and Tenton: 12.2 IP 11 HA 3 ER 4 BB 8 K

Melancon at Tampa: 25.1 IP 26 HA 8 ER 6 BB 20 K