Via MLBTR, the Yankees have expressed some interest in Indians’ third baseman Jhonny Peralta. I’m kinda surprised that it took this long to connect the two, but better late than never I guess. Peralta is what he is, a below average offensive player (.308 wOBA over the last two seasons) and a horrific defender (-4.0 UZR/150 career at third, -5.7 at short), but he is an upgrade over Ramiro Pena. The big problem is his salary, since Peralta is still owed $1.93M this year with a $250,000 buyout of his $7M option for next season. There’s no point in talking about compensation draft picks since no one would bother offering him arbitration.
The Yanks have been inked to Wes Helms and Ty Wigginton as well, so they’re obviously looking for a righthanded infielder with a little thump in his bat. Even though he’s stunk this year, I’m still intrigued by Andy LaRoche.
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