The Yankees have signed a veteran infielder to a minor league contract

To further strengthen their roster for the 2023 season, New York signed switch-hitting infielder Wilmer Difo to a minor league contract.Wilmer Difo, a free agent, has signed a

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minor league contract with the Yankees and will be playing for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.The 30-year-old Difo spent all of 2022 in the Diamondbacks' organisation but

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appeared in just three games that season. One of his best seasons in his eight-year Major League Baseball career came in 2021, when he hit.269/.329/.384 with four home runs and

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25 runs scored in 116 games for the Pirates. The Washington Nationals gave him a solid start to his career, where he spent the first six years.Murray claims that if he makes the

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major leagues, he will receive $1.2 million from the split contract.For the Yankees to even consider giving Difo a shot in pinstripes, they need to be in serious trouble. There is

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a crowded infield in New York, with prospects like Oswald Peraza, Anthony Volpe, and Oswaldo Cabrera jockeying for position in the Bronx during the spring training competition.

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Unless the Yankees make a trade, New York will have to decide between DJ LeMahieu, Gleyber Torres, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, and a number of other prospects in the middle infield spot.

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Difo has predominantly played second base at the major league level, but he also has experience at shortstop, third base, and in the outfield, demonstrating his versatility.

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Difo can be seen as the next Tyler Wade, a versatile minor league option. A switch-hitter with average power, in this situation (19 home runs and 103 RBI over 492 career games).

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This offseason, Marwin Gonzalez, who filled a similar role for the Yankees last year, became a free agent.

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