Next week? No. I know. The service time thing. If the Yankees wait until next Wednesday to call up Gleyber Torres, their top overall prospect, they will postpone his free agency a full season. That’s a big deal. If they bring him up before then, they lose it.
I’m not sure I see the Yankees doing that. Wade hasn’t hit well and he made a questionable play in the field in Thursday’s loss to the Red Sox. But the Yankees are committed to Wade. They want to give him more than just a few weeks to prove himself.