We’re days away from pitchers and catchers reporting, but it looks like the Yankees will be reshaping their roster right down to the wire. After an oddly prolonged courtship, the Yankees finally signed Justin Wilson last night, putting the finishing touches on their late-inning relief corps.
The move leaves the team in an interesting state. Their 40-man roster is again stocked to the brim. We don’t yet have all the contract details for Wilson, but his salary will surely bring the team within a few million of their own ever-so-strict budget limits. With Brett Gardner still out on the market, the Yankees’ winter doesn’t feel finished, but each move they make without bringing back the veteran pushes the two sides further apart.