The Yankees have placed 34-year old switch hitting 1B/DH Lance Berkman on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right ankle. Berkman has played in 12 games for the Yankees since coming over in a deal with the Astros and he is 7 of 39 (.179 avg, .555 OPS) with 3 runs scored and 4 RBIs. Look for Marcus Thames to get a huge bump in playing time until Berkman gets healthy. Thames has played in 51 games for the Yankees so far this year and he is 38 of 121 (.314 avg, .853 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 4 homers and 16 RBIs. Don’t look for his average to stay as high as it is right now because he whiffs a lot (39 times so far this season), but the Yankees will be o.k. with the whiffs because of Thames’ power. The Yankees have recalled 23-year old righty swinging shortstop Eduardo Nunez who was their #14 ranked prospect coming into this season according to Baseball America. Nunez has played in 118 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 134 of 464 (.289 avg, .721 OPS) with 55 runs scored, 4 homers, 50 RBIs and 23 stolen bases. He has now played in 656 games in six years in the minors and he is 701 of 2,557 (.274 avg, .687 OPS) with 312 runs scored, 30 homers, 300 RBIs and 113 stolen bases. Don’t look for Nunez to get much P.T. for the Yankees unless they suffer some injuries in the infield.