It was a confusing time when the Yankees signed DJ LeMahieu to a two-year, $24 million contract in January 2019 despite a lack of a definitive path to playing time. In fact, I remember preferring at the time the Yankees to spend the money on Jed Lowrie, who went to the Mets for two years and $20 million.
Decisions like this are a good reminder why many of us are not in charge of player personnel.
While Lowrie went on to record a grand total of eight hitless plate appearances as a Met, LeMahieu became the Yankees’ most valuable player in both of his seasons in pinstripes.