The Yankees showed no interest at all in re-signing him, and Verdugo remained unsigned until there was just one week remaining in spring training, when the Atlanta Braves gave him a $1.5 million ...

The free-falling New York Yankees must avoid signing outfielder Alex Verdugo as an extra bench bat ahead of the trade deadline.

In Verdugo’s one year with the Yankees, he posted what was by far the worst numbers of his career, finishing the season hitting .233/.291/.356/.647 with 13 home runs.