NEW YORK -- The Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made his second trade in as many days Wednesday, acquiring utility man Cody Asche from the Royals for a player to be named later or cash, the team said Wednesday.
Here's what it could mean:
Who is Asche? Asche, 27, has played in parts of five big-league seasons, hitting .234 with 32 homers and 129 RBI in 390 games. He's got a career .287 batting average in the minors. The lefty hitter doesn't have any platoon -- split in the majors, anyway, posting a .