MLB trade deadline: How does Luis Garcia Jr. fit in Yankees’ plans?

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Garcia is having a career year, slashing .283/.313/.560 — that slugging percentage led the National League — with an .873 OPS, 23 home runs, and 76 RBI. Yankees manager Aaron Boone put it as concisely as possible when assessing his new addition, the 26-year-old New York native: “He rakes.” The veteran right-handed bat continues to demolish southpaw pitching this season, slashing .307/.399/.589 (.987 OPS) with nine home runs and 18 RBI in 124 at-bats. That would allow the Yankees to give the left-handed Rice an occasional day off if they see fit, though he has not necessarily been a slouch against left-handed pitching. For more on the Yankees and Luis Garcia Jr., visit AMNY.com