by Paul Semendinger
December 21, 2023
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The Yankees just signed an outfielder/pitcher.
Yup, that's right.
The Yankees' player is better than Shohei Ohtani for a number of reasons:
The Yankees' player has played significant time in the outfield as a big leaguer. He's not just a DH.
The Yankees' player hits and THROWS left-handed. Ohtani throws right-handed.
The Yankees' player isn't signed for $700 milion dollars
The Yankees' player hasn't had two arm surgeries
The Yankees' player doesn't have millions owed to him in deffered payments in ten years
The Yankees' player is younger.
Here is the newest member of the Yankees:
Okay, with all seriousness... here are the particulars from MLBTR:
The Yankees and free agent outfielder Luis Gonzalez have agreed to a minor league contract, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. He’ll be in Major League camp this spring.
The 28-year-old Gonzalez has played in parts of three big league seasons between the White Sox and Giants, compiling a .253/.328/.368 batting line in 363 plate appearances. The 2017 third-round pick once rated as one of the better prospects in the ChiSox’ system, but he hasn’t yet found sustained success in the big leagues.
The Yankees have a ton of outfielders in the system right now. A ton.
Might a trade be coming? A BIG trade? Is there one more pre-Christmas present coming for Yankees fans?
Maybe...???
Watch it and you'll see it was a puny blooper. He was completely off balance against Mo's pitch. Just dumb luck.
What is it with getting guys with the last name Gonzalez? Now we have 3! All added this off-season. Stuffing Triple-A with vets or forcing prospects back down has begun in earnest! I now what I want my Triple-A team to look like, but it's falling apart already 😠
I'm still mad at Luis Gonzalez for getting the walk-off hit in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series.