Ninja Cash struck yesterday, though in a different form than usual. Rather than pulling off a shocking blockbuster trade or an out-of-nowhere free agent signing, the Yankees GM quietly swapped ... a fifth outfielder for a fringe reliever. Just like that, Mike Tauchman was off to the Giants, with left-handed pitcher Wandy Peralta en route to New York.
On the surface, this looks about as forgettable as a trade can get. Tauchman possessed an 81 OPS+ since his breakout 2019, and simply wasn’t getting much run in a crowded outfield picture. Peralta, 29, has a 5.