The Yankees have added a group of players to the 40-man roster ahead of the 2017 Rule 5 Draft. Every year, this draft takes place on the last day of the Winter Meetings in December in order to free eligible players from the toils of the minor leagues and give them a chance to catch on elsewhere. There are only so many roster spots, so things can often get tight in November. Did the Yankees add the right people?
This year, the Yankees added Albert Abreu, Domingo Acevedo, Thairo Estrada, Gleyber Torres, Billy McKinney, and someone named Jonathan Loaisiga.