The Yankees announced this afternoon that theyve acquired infielder and cash considerations from the As in exchange infielder . Davis had been by the As earlier this week. The Yankees transferred right-hander to the 60-day injured list in order to make room for Davis on the 40-man roster. Davis, 31, signed with the As in late spring after the Giants released Davis during Spring Training in order to get out from under most of the $6.9MM salary he had been awarded in arbitration over the winter. He managed to secure a guarantee of just $2.5MM from Oakland, a far cry from his previously-awarded arbitration salary even after factoring in the roughly $1.1MM in termination pay he received from San Francisco. After that late spring controversy, Davis went on to appear in 39 games with the As where he slashed a roughly league-average .236/.304/.366 in 135 trips to the plate while splitting time between first base, third base, and DH. While his offensive numbers this year leave something to be desired, Daviss positional versatility and track record as an above-average hitter make him a perfect fit for the Yankees current needs. The club starting DH to the injured list earlier today, and first baseman was also not long ago due to a fractured forearm. Rookie has scuffled a bit in his first few games replacing Rizzo at first base, while the club has no obvious alternative to Stanton as an everyday DH in-house. Even at third base, where the club is currently relying on the combination of and , New York has gotten a wRC+ of just 78 this ranks second-worst of all AL third-base units, ahead of only the White Sox. Enter Davis, who entered the 2024 season with five consecutive seasons of solid production with the Mets and Giants. Since the start of the 2019 season, Davis has slashed a solid .265/.349/.438 with a wRC+ of 118. While hes struck out a 27.1% clip during that time, hes walked at a healthy 10% rate while flashing 20-homer power. That sort of production would be a major upgrade for a Yankees club that has generally struggled to produce J.p. France Jersey offense outside of the outfield this year even before losing Stanton for at least the short-term. Davis seems likely to slide into the everyday DH role for the Yankees while Stanton is unavailable, but could also spell Rice at first base against left-handed pitching and even contribute at third alongside LeMahieu and Cabrera. On days where Davis is playing the infield, the Yankees could offer or the opportunity to get a half-day of rest as a DH and improve the clubs outfield defense by inserting glove-first center fielder into the mix. When Stanton eventually returns to reclaim regular DH, the Yankees could pick and choose from Davis, Rice, Cabrera, and LeMahieu based on how everyone is performingt. That being said, if Davis can even maintain his production as an Athletic in the Bronx he should be a shoe-in for at least semi-regular playing time around the Yankees infield even after Stantons eventual return. In exchange for Davis services, the Yankees are sending Groshans to Oakland. The 24-year-olds stint in the Yankees organization was a relatively brief one, as the club from the Marlins back in February. He was outrighted off their 40-man roster in early March and has struggled to this point in the 2024 season with a .232/.310/.281 slash line while playing all four infield spots in 50 games split between the Double- and Triple-A levels. That follows a similarly rough performance at Triple-A with Miami last year; in 528 plate appearances acro s 125 games in 2023, Groshans slashed a paltry .244/.339/.330 with just six home runs. Despite Groshans struggles over the past two seasons, its not hard to see why the As would be willing to give the youngster a shot. After all, the infielder was the 12th overall pick in the 2018 draft by the Blue Jays and received plenty of top prospect buzz earlier in his career, including a stint as a consensus top-50 prospect in the sport back in 2021. That pedigree combined with Groshans stronger numbers at the Double-A level earlier in his career provide some reason for optimism that he could contribute at the big league level at some point. That po sibility is surely an attractive one for an Oakland club that has struggled to find a consistent option at third base this year while cycling between Davis, , and at the position. Toro will be out until at least the All-Star break recovering from a hamstring strain, leaving even more opportunity for Groshans to win some playing time at the hot corner. Ivan Rodriguez Jersey