The Yankees padded their infield insurance last night by trading for Brandon Drury. After exploring a number of options, Brian Cashman and the front office decided to flip a pair of prospects to address a potential weakness. This move likely rules out free agent targets, including Mike Moustakas and Neil Walker.
Considering Drury is a pre-arbitration player, he won’t damage the luxury tax plan. That still leaves the Yankees with around $12 million to spend prior the beginning of the season. While the club could add that money to their trade deadline war chest, that’s unlikely.