ANAHEIM — Adam Warren could have been in the midst of a Cy Young-caliber season and he still likely would have been heading to the bullpen.
The righthander officially switched roles on Tuesday as Joe Girardi sliced his six-man rotation to five by converting Warren into a reliever, a move first reported late Monday night by the Daily News.
“We’ve looked at a lot of different things,” Girardi said of the decision. “Innings being one. He’s done it in the bullpen and been successful; he’s really the only one in the rotation who’s done that.