Last season, the Yankees took advantage of a good run by David Hale and traded him to the Philadelphia Phillies for a much younger reliever. That 26-year-old fireballer, Addison Russ, was left unprotected for the Rule 5 Draft late last year, but no team took a chance on him and he remained on the Yankees organization.
A couple of days ago, it was reported that Russ received an invitation to Yankees spring training, where he will have the opportunity to impress and show that he can be a contributor during the 2021 campaign.
Due to the impressive names ahead of Russ on the Yankees’ reliever depth chart, he might not win a spot on the Opening Day roster.