{"id":50796,"date":"2025-05-24T04:18:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T04:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50796"},"modified":"2025-05-24T04:18:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T04:18:19","slug":"yankees-gifted-long-needed-infield-depth-with-former-all-stars-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50796","title":{"rendered":"Yankees gifted long-needed infield depth with former All-Star\u2019s release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">The New York Yankees have needed infield depth all season. The Atlanta Braves might&#8217;ve gifted them an ideal fit.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Los Angeles Dodgers v Atlanta Braves\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_103,w_7957,h_4475\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jvzc2pm1c439zw3ten.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers v Atlanta Braves\" width=\"7957\" height=\"4475\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Los Angeles Dodgers v Atlanta Braves\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Los Angeles Dodgers v Atlanta Braves | Matthew Grimes Jr.\/Atlanta Braves\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It&#8217;s no secret that the\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0are in dire need of infield depth. Paul Goldschmidt and Anthony Volpe are locked in at first base and shortstop, respectively, but\u00a0injuries to Jazz Chisholm\u00a0and Oswaldo Cabrera have created vacancies at the two other infield positions. The Yankees have been relying on guys like DJ LeMahieu, Jorbit Vivas, and Oswald Peraza for now, but the\u00a0Atlanta Braves\u00a0might&#8217;ve gifted them an ideal fit by\u00a0designating Orlando Arcia for assignment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">At this point, the Braves parting ways with Arcia isn&#8217;t too shocking. He broke out for Atlanta in 2023, but had a down year in 2024, and is slashing .194\/.219\/.226 with only one extra-base hit while being limited to 32 plate appearances. He began the year as the team&#8217;s starting shortstop, but Nick Allen took his job pretty quickly and has not given up the reins.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It might not be ideal for a team like the Yankees to go after a player who was DFA&#8217;d, but at this point, what do they have to lose?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Yankees should consider taking a flier on Orlando Arcia after Braves DFA infielder<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Arcia has regressed pretty heavily over the past two seasons, but not too long ago, he was an All-Star. In the 2023 season, he hit 17 home runs, drove in 65 runs, and had a .741 OPS while playing a great defensive shortstop. His bat has slowed down since, but his glove remains good.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Perhaps with a change of scenery, Arcia can find his All-Star swing. Even if he can&#8217;t, he can chip in defensively at second base and third base on certain days, and if we&#8217;re being honest, is he not an upgrade over Pablo Reyes?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Despite being on the team&#8217;s roster all year, Reyes has appeared in just 19 games and has accumulated only 27 plate appearances. He&#8217;s gone 4-for-25 with all four of his hits being singles, and he&#8217;s struck out nine times. He pinch runs on occasion, but that&#8217;s something a guy like Peraza can do in his place.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Yankees are in a position right now where they can take a flier on a former All-Star like Arcia. If it works out, they add much-needed infield depth. If it doesn&#8217;t, it wouldn&#8217;t cost anything but money, which the Yankees have tons of (even if they don&#8217;t want to admit it).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Their overall team is good, but their infield depth is enough of a concern that they need to be experimenting right now. Arcia is a player worth trying out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees have needed infield depth all season. The Atlanta Braves might&#8217;ve gifted them an ideal fit. 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