Yulieski Gourriel is widely regarded as the best Cuban player remaining who has defected and is looking to join Major League Baseball. Specifically the Yankees.
In his 15 seasons, the 31-year-old has hit to a .333 batting average while blasting 245 homeruns with 999 RBI. He is a third basemen by trade, but can move to second base as well. The Yankees seem to have their infield covered this season and their roster figured out, but maybe they can make an exception for the stud infielder.
Gourriel told Yahoo Sports he wanted to play at the “maximum level of baseball in all of the world.