Yankees add Bryan de la Cruz off waivers to fill depth need

The Yankees added some right-handed hitting depth to their 40-man roster through the waiver wire.

The membership claimed outfielder Bryan de la Cruz off waivers from the Braves on Thursday and optioned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

To make room on the 40-man roster, the Yankees transferred Giancarlo Stanton (tennis elbows) to the 60-day IL, which was merely a formality at this level because the DH has nonetheless but to face stay pitching.

This simply makes it official he is not going to be again earlier than Could 23.

The 28-year-old de la Cruz has spent elements of 5 seasons within the large leagues with the Marlins, Pirates and Braves.

He’s a profession .251 hitter with a .698 OPS. A yr in the past, he hit 21 dwelling runs in 149 video games.

This season he hit .191 (9-for-47) with a .453 OPS in 16 video games for the Braves earlier than they designated him for task this week.

In his large league profession, de la Cruz has hit .267 with a .697 OPS in opposition to left-handers, which is probably going his greatest probability of serving to the Yankees.

Other than Aaron Decide, their outfield has two left-handed hitters in Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger and a switch-hitter in Jasson Domínguez who’s greatest from the left facet.