With DJ LeMahieu’s Opening Day status uncertain, the Yankees could use proven depth at the hot corner. Before the start of spring training, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner suggested that the team was largely done adding on the position player side of the ball and that further reinforcements would likely come in the bullpen.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
The Reds signed Josh Harrison earlier this month to a minor league contract. The former All-Star is hoping to make the Reds' roster and bring a veteran spark to a young, but talented team. “It’s not the first non-roster spot contract that I’ve signed,” Harrison told reporters on Friday.
The White Sox made one of the first big splashes of post-lockout free agency Saturday evening when they signed Joe Kelly, but clearly, they weren't satisfied with that move alone.