The New York Yankees have now completely moved on from second baseman Gleyber Torres, who reportedly agreed to a one-year, $15 million deal with the Detroit Tigers on Friday morning.
Torres leaves a gaping hole in the Yankees’ infield. But he might not be the only player from the 2024 roster who New York parts ways with.
In fact, FanSided’s Zachary Rotman recently predicted the Yankees to cut ties with outfielder Alex Verdugo. Verdugo is projected to sign a four-year, $60 million contract this winter, per Spotrac.
“Fortunately for Yankees fans who were sick of Verdugo by the time the season ended, his spot on the roster has been replaced,” Rotman wrote. “They did lose Soto but replaced his spot on the roster with Cody Bellinger who is expected to be the team’s starting center fielder.
“Aaron Judge is slated to move back to right field and now is the time for Jasson Dominguez to get his shot as the team’s left fielder. The Yankees could conceivably bring Verdugo back to fill a bench spot, but they already have Trent Grisham on the roster.”
Verdugo, who started quite a lot of games for manager Aaron Boone’s club in 2024, doesn’t have a starting job anymore. As Rotman mentions, Bellinger, Judge, and Dominguez will start for the Bronx Bombers with Grisham being the left-handed outfielder off the bench.
New York likely isn’t interested in signing a backup outfielder for nearly $20 million a year.
