With Tyler Austin set to miss the next six weeks due to a broken bone in his left foot, and Mason Williams out for two weeks with a strained patellar tendon, the Yankees have invited Billy McKinney to camp, whom they acquired in last season’s Aroldis Chapman deal.
McKinney, who once upon a time was the 24th overall pick in the 2013 draft by the Oakland Athletics, has yet to live up to the hype of such a selection. In 2014, McKinney was shipped to the Cubs alongside Addison Russell and Dan Straily for Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel.