The Yankees are keeping two of three newly acquired position players who were designated for assignment recently to open up 40-man roster spots.
Infielder Jeter Downs and outfielder Oscar Gonzalez cleared waivers and were outrighted to Triple-A, but outfielder Bubba Thompson was claimed by the Twins.
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In December, the Yankees claimed Downs off waivers from the Nationals and Gonzalez from the Guardians. Thompson’s brief stay in the Yankees organization began on Jan. 4 when he was claimed off waivers from the Reds.
Downs and Gonzalez are expected to receive invites to big-league spring training along with a few other non-roster players. Likely invites include right-handers Nick Burdi and Yerry De Los Santos, left-hander Anthony Misiewicz, infielder Kevin Smith and Josh VanMeter, and outfielder Luis Gonzalez.
Reporting day for Yankees pitchers and catchers is Feh. 14. Their first workout is the 15th.
Downs, 25, played 14 big-league games in 2022 with the Red Sox and six last season for the Nationals. In 44 at-bats, the right-handed hitter batted .182 with one homer and five RBI. In 51 Triple-A games, he hit .236 with three homers and 18 RBI playing for Rochester.
Gonzalez, 26, is a right-handed-hitting Dominican who hit .269 over 145 MLB games the last two seasons with Cleveland. He had an impressive rookie season in 2022, batting .296 with 11 homers and 43 RBI, but slumped to .214 over 54 games last season with two homers and 12 RBI>
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