The Yankees have traded infielder Ruben Tejada to the Orioles for cash considerations, the team announced. That likely means Tejada exercised an opt-out clause in his minor league contract, and rather than lose him for nothing, the Yankees found a team willing to add him to their roster, so they got some cash out of it.
Tejada, 27, hit .269/.345/.462 (125 wRC+) with six home runs in 37 games for Triple-A Scranton this season. The Yankees gave him a look for the utility infielder’s role following the Didi Gregorius injury in Spring Training, but that went to Pete Kozma, who was lost on waivers a few weeks ago. Now Tejada is gone too. He was not on the 40-man roster, by the way.
The recent Gleyber Torres promotion gave the RailRiders a few too many infielders, so the Tejada trade helps clear up that logjam. The Yankees still have Ronald Torreyes and Rob Refsnyder in MLB, Donovan Solano as veteran depth in Triple-A, and youngsters Tyler Wade and Torres in Triple-A as well.
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