The scant non-CBA news across the MLB radar this December has centered around baseball history, random player comments, and almost entirely unremarkable minor league deals. Although the lockout prevents the Yankees from signing pretty much any contract that actually matters, they can still engage in that third category, and per the team’s transactions page, one previously unannounced deal has been revealed.
The Yankees have signed outfielder Ender Inciarte.
A couple years ago, that news would have prompted some serious intrigue, as Inciarte was a very nice player. After a promising first couple seasons in Arizona from 2014-15, he was sent to Atlanta alongside Dansby Swanson as just another piece in the disastrous Dansby Swanson-for-Shelby Miller trade (as always, shout out to former GM Dave Stewart).