The Yankees introduced this afternoon that they’ve acquired infielder J.D. Davis and money issues from the A’s in trade infielder Jordan Groshans. Davis had been designated for project by the A’s earlier this week. The Yankees transferred right-hander Nick Burdi to the 60-day injured record with a purpose to make room for Davis on the 40-man roster.
Davis, 31, signed with the A’s in late spring after the Giants launched Davis throughout Spring Coaching with a purpose to get out from beneath many of the $6.9MM wage he had been awarded in arbitration over the winter. He managed to safe a assure of simply $2.5MM from Oakland, a far cry from his previously-awarded arbitration wage even after factoring within the roughly $1.1MM in termination pay he obtained from San Francisco. After that late spring controversy, Davis went on to look in 39 video games with the A’s the place he slashed a roughly league common .236/.304/.366 in 135 journeys to the plate whereas splitting time between first base, third base, and DH.
Whereas his offensive numbers this 12 months depart one thing to be desired, Davis’s positional versatility and monitor report as an above-average hitter make him an ideal match for the Yankees’ present wants. The membership misplaced beginning DH Giancarlo Stanton to the injured record earlier in the present day, and first baseman Anthony Rizzo was additionally positioned on the shelf not way back as a result of a fractured forearm. Rookie Ben Rice has scuffled a bit in his first few video games changing Rizzo at first base, whereas the membership has no apparent different to Stanton as an on a regular basis DH in-house. Even at third base, the place the membership is presently counting on the mix of Oswaldo Cabrera and DJ LeMahieu, the membership has gotten a wRC+ of simply 78 that ranks second-worst within the AL forward of solely the White Sox.
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