AL East: Yankees trade McCann to Astros

The Yankees and Astros have come to an agreement. New York will officially be sending Brian McCann down south in exchange for Albert Abreu and Jose Guzman.

The pair are both young righty arms down in Single-A for Houston and have already shown the baseball world how hard they can throw. Abreu was signed in 2013 out of the Dominican Republic and was ranked seventh in the Astros farm system. Guzman was ranked 21st.

The Yankees will pay $11M for the remaining time on McCann’s contract.

Here’s what else is going down in the American League East.

With David Ortiz making his retirement officially, let’s take a look back at Big Papi’s best moments in Boston.

Now that the Red Sox have a Papi sized hole to fill for their DH, could a two year deal with Carlos Beltran be the best way to fill it?

Mark Trumbo has officially declined Baltimore’s qualifying offer. But wait, there’s a silver lining, we promise.

The Blue Jays have some hard decisions to make in the near future, including whom they will protect in the Rule 5 draft.

“The basic goal of the Rule 5 Draft is to prevent teams from unduly stockpiling talent in the minors without giving the players a shot at the majors. The timelines for Rule 5 eligibility are complex, but as a basic rule of thumb, high school draftees and international free agents (IFA) are first eligible four years after signing, with college players being eligible three years after signing.”

Catcher Bobby Wilson has elected to become a free agent rather than be sent down to the minor leagues by the Rays. This opens up another spot on the team’s 40-man, that is now down to 36 players.

More moves could be in store for the Yankee infield.