TAMPA — The Yankees took advantage of the historically slow free-agent market and landed Neil Walker on a one-year deal on Monday pending a physical, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed.
The arrival of Walker gives the Yankees a quality veteran infielder and at $5 million, allows them to keep to their goal of staying enough under the $197 million luxury-tax threshold that they will still have room to add another piece during the season.
Walker is primarily a second baseman, and top prospect Gleyber Torres has struggled at the plate this spring after missing much of last season following Tommy John surgery to his non-throwing elbow while with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.