At the Winter Meetings, the Yankees dealt away both Starlin Castro and Chase Headley and have yet to replace either one of them.
Sure, the team added Jace Peterson on a minor league contract, but the 27-year-old Peterson batted just .215 in 89 games with Atlanta last year. He might keep Gleyber Torres’ seat warm for a couple of weeks while the Yanks squeeze an extra year of service time out of their top prospect, but that’s about it. Most likely, he’s another Donovan Solano.
Presently, Brian Cashman appears content to cobble together some combination of Peterson, Tyler Wade, Ronald Torreyes and Miguel Andujar until Torres is ready.