ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – The Yankees traded striker Thairo Estrada for cash for the Giants. Estrada was named for the assignment to place Rougned Odor on the 40-man list after his trade with the Rangers.
Odor made his first start for the Yankees Sunday and played second base.
The 27-year-old had to shave his distinctive beard as part of Yankees policy and said it was ‘weird’.
Odor said his 3-year-old daughter “does not even want to look at me.”
The main concern is whether Odor will be able to fill in at third base, where he has never played in a match – although he worked a lot there during the spring.
He said the biggest challenge was the different angle of the throw, which forced him to change his footwork.