Yankees potential free agent target: Miscellaneous catchers

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY SportsThe Yankees are nearing the completion of their Opening Day roster, with little more to do than prep for spring training. One of the few areas left to lock down is who the backup catcher to Gary Sanchez will be.

Austin Romine departed for the Tigers this offseason, and the Yankees had an interest in bringing Martin Maldonado into the mix to catch his former teammate Gerrit Cole, but Maldonado is reportedly returning to the Astros. The Yankees have Kyle Higashioka on the roster and could certainly try him out for the spot in spring training, but it couldn’t hurt to add some veteran competition into the mix.

Fortunately, despite some of the big-name catchers…