Making Sense of Yankees Signing of Neil Walker

In a rather surprising move the Yankees singed for Mets and Brewers second baseman Neil Walker to a one-year, $5 million deal.

The move is surprising because a lot of the Yankees young prospects have been hitting the ball extremely well this Spring. Ronald Torreyes is hitting .316 with three RBI. Brandon Drury, whom the Yankees acquired from Arizona before camp started is hitting .304 with a homer and 4 RBI. Miguel Andujar, who is expected to start at third base is killing the baseball, hitting .281 with four homers and nine RBI. Tyler Wade is hitting .292 with a couple of RBI.

The only weak link in the chain comes in the form of Gleyber Torres who is 3-for-23 this spring.

Event with Torres' struggles, it makes little sense for the Yankees to sign the aging Walker who's time with the Mets was blistered with injuries and inconsistent play. After playing in 111 games for the Mets in 2016, Walker played in only 73 games, hit .264 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI before he was dumped on the Milwaukee Brewers for the final month of the season. Walker just never fit with the Mets and it was time to move on.

If Walker is going to be on the roster, he'll likely start which comes at the detriment of some young talent that was showing promise this spring season.

Call a move that wasn't exactly necessary for the Yankees to contend this season.

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