Yankees right-hander Domingo German is nearing a return to the big-league club.Germ Jordan Hicks Jersey n began a rehab a signment for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in Triple-A on Tuesday night and did not disappoint.Germn, who has spent a majority of the season in the Yankees starting rotation prior to landing on the IL, to sed two shutout innings in relief, while allowing two hits and striking out four batters.According to manager Aaron Boone,Germnwill pitch out of the bullpen upon his activation since he is not built up enough to start games for them. This could come in either a long relief, or late-inning role.He wont be built up enough to be a starter, Boone told reporters prior to the Yankees-Orioles game on Wednesday night. I mean, he could always open in a certain situation, but I envision him out of the pen."Hes an outstanding pitcher, certainly with some of the i sues weve had in having to deal with some injuries, he could find himself in a high-leverage one inning role, or on a given night: two-or-three innings, he said. Hes a guy we have a lot of confidence in, and obviously has a little bit of experience coming out of the bullpen too, so hes pretty comfortable in Blank Jersey that spot. As Boone went on to reveal,Germnwill make one more rehab appearance over the weekend before rejoining the team.Germnhas been out since August 1 with right shoulder inflammation.Scroll to ContinueDespite posting a 7.50 ERA in six innings, as a reliever this year,Germnhas a 3.13 ERA out of the bullpen in his career, acro s 46 innings.Due to the woes of the teams bullpen as of late, particularly Yairo Munoz Jersey the struggles from closer Aroldis Chapman and setup man Chad Green,Germnmight just become the late-inning arm that the Yankees desperately need.When the Yankees lost hard-throwing righty Jonathan Loisiga to a rotator cuff injury, it left another void in the pen, which has had a scarcity of high-leverage pitchers ever since. Luckily,Germncould potentially be just that upon his activation, which is now looming.There are a significant number of holes in the Yankees bullpen right now and havingGermnas a reliever would mean they will not have to rely on le ser options as much, such as left-hander Andrew Heaney.IfGermncan regain some of the rhythm, which he had on the mound earlier in the season, he could be an X-factor in a disappointing bullpen, which will better the Yankees postseason chances down the stretch.MORE: