Baseball How newly acquired Brandon Drury fits in Yankees roster by Gregg Snyder February 21, 2018 The New York Yankees announced on Tuesday that they had acquired infielder Brandon Drury from the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a three-team trade. The Yankees sent two minor leaguers – second baseman Nick Solak and right-hander Taylor Widener – to Tampa Bay. The Rays sent outfielder Steven Souza Jr. to the Diamondbacks. Drury is a 25-year old infielder who spent last season as the starting second baseman in Arizona. He has also started 41 career games at third base. The Yankees entered spring training needing depth at those spots. Expect the organization to still give youngsters Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar their fair shot at winning the second and third base jobs. However, the most likely scenario is Torres being the starting second baseman and Drury playing third. While Andujar has tremendous potential with the bat, his defense still remains a question mark at the Major League level. Last season, Drury hit .267 with 13 homers and 63 RBI. He has hit .271 in his career since making his MLB debut in 2015. It would seem Drury would be the most likely choice to start at third base, while giving the Yankees some flexibility throughout the infield. In the Yankees loaded lineup, Drury is likely to be slotted somewhere in the lower-third. The lineup once again improved and becomes that much longer. Drury made $560,000 in 2017 and is not arbitration-eligible until 2019, making this a great deal financially as well. Who are the prospects headed to Tampa? Many view trades on what was given up. If that’s the case, this should be considered yet another good trade for the Yankees and GM Brian Cashman. Solak, 23, was a second-round draft pick in 2016. He hit .297 with 10 homers last season splitting time in high-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton. Solak was ranked as the Yankees’ eighth-best prospect. Widener was not ranked in the organizations Top-30 prospects. He went 7-8 with a 3.39 ERA in 27 starts last season for high-A Tampa. Post Views: 1,741 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Gregg Snyder Latest posts by Gregg Snyder (see all) ITZ Staff Makes Super Bowl LV Predictions. Which team wins? Who is MVP? - February 5, 2021 Jets And Nike Create New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League - February 3, 2021 NJ Sports Photographer, Lauren Guillen, Raising Funds For Local Youth Holiday Gifts - December 11, 2020 President Trump Awards Lou Holtz With Medal of Freedom - December 3, 2020 Related TopicsArizona DiamondbacksBrandon DruryBrian CashmanNew York YankeesTampa Bay RaysTradeYankees Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 Women in Sports Interview Series: It’s a sure bet with Philadelphia native, Erin Kate Dolan (VIDEO) by Denise Gonzalez | posted on March 17, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Four keys to a successful Yankees Spring Training Somerset Patriots Re-Sign Left-Handed Pitcher Mike Antonini