Adios, Joltin’ Toe. The Yankees have traded Ronald Torreyes to the Cubs for cash or a player to be named later, the team announced earlier today. Torreyes was designated for assignment earlier this week to clear a 40-man roster spot when Parker Bridwell was claimed on waivers. This is the first Yankees-Cubs trade since the Gleyber Torres deal.
The 26-year-old Torreyes is projected to make $900,000 through arbitration next season and the Yankees are loaded with utility infielder types (Hanser Alberto, Thairo Estrada, Tim Locastro, Tyler Wade), so the most expensive (and least tooled up) of the bunch got the heave-ho when a 40-man roster spot was needed.