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The Astros signed free-agent outfielder Steven Souza Jr. to a Minor League deal with an invite to Spring Training on Monday.
The 31-year-old Souza hit .148 over 27 at-bats in 11 games for the Cubs last season, returning to action after missing all of 2019 while recovering from surgery to repair an ACL tear, LCL tear, partial PCL tear and posterior lateral capsule tear in his left knee.
The right-handed hitter has compiled a .232 average with 71 home runs, 203 RBIs and a .737 OPS over six seasons in the Majors with the Nationals, Rays, D-backs and Cubs. Souza hit a career-high 30 home runs for Tampa Bay in 2017 but has played in just 83 games over the past three seasons.
Yankees get: Player to be named later or cash considerations
With Ottavino heading into the final season of a three-year, $27 million deal and the Yankees looking to create more space under the $210 million competitive balance tax threshold in 2021, New York shipped the reliever to the Red Sox with German (the Yankees No. 24 prospect) and some cash to cover part of Ottavino s contract. After posting a 1.90 ERA in his first season in pinstripes, Ottavino had a 5.89 ERA over 18 1/3 innings in 20, albeit with a 3.52 FIP.
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Yankees get: INF Stephen Drew, cash
The Red Sox and Yankees went more than 15 years without making a trade before this swap of veteran infielders prior to the 2014 non-waiver Trade Deadline. A month later, the Red Sox shipped Johnson to the Orioles in a four-player trade, which gave him the distinction of playing for all five American League East teams in a four-year span from 11-14. Drew was part of Boston’s World Series championship-winning club in 13,
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