Yankees Trade Ronald Torreyes to Cubs

Yankees Trade Ronald Torreyes to Cubs

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 6: Ronald Torreyes #74 of the New York Yankees commits a throwing error over Jonathan Holder #56 of the New York Yankees against the Baltimore Orioles during the fourteenth inning at Yankee Stadium on April 6, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Orioles won 7-3. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

The New York Yankees traded young infielder Ronald Torreyes to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.

The team had a week to trade, cut or put him on waivers after he was designated for assignment on Monday when Brian Cashman claimed reliever Parker Bridwell off of waivers from Los Angeles Angels. The Yankees needed to take a man off their 40-man roster and Torreyes was the odd man out.

In exchange, the Yanks get from the Cubs a player to be named laterr, or cash, MLB.com reports.

Torreyes showed his potential 2017, at 24, when he played in 108 games for the Yankees and hit .292 with 92 hits and 35 runs scored. But, overshadowed by the emergency of Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andjuar, appeared in just 41 games last season.

 

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