After Saturday's massive Tarik Skubal letdown, the Yankees managed to salvage some of that PR by swinging a trade for the National League leader in slugging percentage, Luis García Jr. on Sunday. García was a full-time second baseman with the Washington Nationals until this year, as he's played first base for 93 out of his 102 games. Ben Rice is the starter and Paul Goldschmidt is the platoon option against left-handed starters. — Jim Bowden⚾️ (@JimBowdenGM) August 2, 2026What are the Yankees going to do with Ben Rice after the Luis García Jr. trade? @JackCurryYES on if the Yankees will put García Jr. at 1B and move Ben Rice to catcher: "That is not going to happen."