The chances of Torres making the club were already slim after he really struggled at the plate over the first three weeks of spring training. He batted .160 in 25 at-bats before his demotion and was outplayed by Tyler Wade and Ronald Torreyes in his quest for the starting second base job. Torres will still get playing time with the Yankees before the spring is over but he will not be joining them when they head to Toronto to open the season.
The Yankee infield was crowded prior to the Walker signing and since than the team has cut veterans Danny Espinosa and Adam Lind in addition to sending down Torres.