Examining a Freddy Galvis trade

The Yankee infield isn’t a jigsaw puzzle; that would be too convenient. Rather, it’s the missing piece from each of several jigsaw puzzles swept out from under the couch that someone tried scrunching together. The original intention was to be beautiful and artistic, but at this point in the project, it’s become an ill-fitting mess.

Infield Incumbents

To start with, few of them have hit much at all in 2021. Gio Urshela is the only player who has lived up to the back of his baseball card, slashing .287/.342/.455. His 125 wRC+ is on par with his 132 wRC+ from 2019-2020. D.J. LeMahieu’s .282/.373/.395 line is a big step down from his MVP-finalist 2020, but given the short season last year and the…