The Seattle Mariners have traded shortstop Brendan Ryan to the New York Yankees in exchange for a player to be named later, according to multiple reports. The defensive-minded shortstop will be able to provide a boost to the Yankees defense at that position, who currently have the 5th worst shortstop fielding percentage in major league baseball with a .967 mark.
Brendan Ryan leads all SS in def, runs saved(52) over last 5 seasons. Yanks this season @ SS? -26
— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) September 11, 2013
Derek Jeter's return to the lineup is looking grimmer by the day, as this move continues to show that the Yankees are struggling to find a consistent shortstop who can defend and hit. It also shows that the Yankees are willing to give up a bat in the lineup to get better defense in the field, and interesting strategy to say the least, especially for a team that has Robinson Cano, Mark Reynolds, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson, ect. in their lineup on a daily basis.
Offensively, the 31 year old is hitting .192/.254/.265 this season with 3 HR, 21 RBI, and a 0.0 WAR. Ryan will be making his Yankees debut tonight, as he is batting eighth and playing shortstop as the Yankees take on the Baltimore Orioles tonight.
Offensively, the 31 year old is hitting .192/.254/.265 this season with 3 HR, 21 RBI, and a 0.0 WAR. Ryan will be making his Yankees debut tonight, as he is batting eighth and playing shortstop as the Yankees take on the Baltimore Orioles tonight.
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