BILLY MCKINNEY COULD PROVE TO BE A GOOD FIT IN NEW YORK... AGAIN

I've always been a big Billy McKinney fan. He's got the look, he's got the ability and years ago I was pretty annoyed that the Yankees let his get away from us.  In fact, I am one of the few that sees the decent athlete McKinney is.  Now back in 2018 the Yankees had him but traded him away for JA Happ.  Back then fans were slamming me because I called it a panic move. Read BEING A FAN IN THE WORLD OF DUNCE. Lucky for me, I documented the whole BS between fans that thought I was crazy and fans that just liked to bitch and moan.  Bottom line, the Yankees really didn't get much out of the Happ trade, did they? And in the end, McKinney is back in New York, this time competing for an outfielder's gig.  

Yup, you got it... McKinney is back. McKinney will start in the minors, but I can bet we will see him this year.  MLB Trade Rumors writes:

"The Yankees have signed outfielder Billy McKinney to a minor league deal, according to MiLB.com’s official transactions page. McKinney has been assigned to the team’s Triple-A affiliate.

...McKinney and Brandon Drury were traded to the Blue Jays in 2018 for J.A. Happ.

McKinney has played in each of the last five Major League seasons, suiting up at the MLB level for 263 games with six different teams. Only two of those games were in the Yankee pinstripes, which also marked the very first two games of McKinney’s big league career.

Once seen as a top-100 prospect and a possible future center fielder, McKinney has mostly settled into a role as a corner outfielder and even a part-time first baseman. "

And as we look at the depth chart, the Yankees could use a backup first baseman, and, they definitely need a left fielder and trust me, this stirs up some competition out there, between he, Hicks and Calhoun.

Whatever the case, dare I say I am thrilled that McKinney is back. Will he get a shot at the bigs again? Hey, we know he can do it, why not? I think the strategy however is to see him at spring training, let him get work in the minors and if they need a guy and believe he can contribute, we will see this guy on the big club... and that's the bottom line.