Logan Morrison isn’t the first veteran major leaguer signed to a minor league contract never to be called up by the Yankees, thus exercising his contractual opt-out — and he won’t be the last. Left-handed starter Gio Gonzalez suffered a similar fate at the beginning of the 2019 season.
The bottom line is that DJ LeMahieu is an All-Star — even if he technically made the AL team as a second baseman, he plays a legit first base. With Luke Voit recovering on the IL, it allows Aaron Boone to plug in Gio Urshela, who was a significant part of the Yanks success during April and May.