Chance Adams was recently traded to the Royals to clear a 40-man roster spot for Gerrit Cole. In return, the Yankees acquired 21-year-old shortstop Cristian Perez, who has yet to play above Single-A.
A decent infielder, Perez has little ability with the bat, slashing .252/.309/.285 with 37 runs scored, zero home runs, 42 RBIs and a 48:20 K:BB ratio in 424 plate appearances last season (his fourth year in the minors).
Although the Yankees were able to get something for Adams — a former fifth-round pick in 2015, a filler for the lowest depths of the minor leagues isn’t much considering Adams was once linked to the Pirates for a package revolving around Cole!