In recent years, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have made it a habit of swiping intriguing, if not overwhelming, arms from each other. Some, like Greg Weissert, found new life on the other side of the rivalry. Others, like Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, have raised their stock dramatically.
That carousel is turning again, with the Yankees snapping up another intriguing former Red Sox minor league hurler on a minor league deal in one of the offseason's first official moves. Coming into the Yankees' system is 26-year-old Yovanny Cruz, a player who has yet to surpass Double-A, but brings a great deal of intrigue with him.