Yankees: 4 former rivals NYY should sign this offseason

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 13: Michael Brantley #23 of the Houston Astros celebrates a solo home run with teammate Alex Bregman #2 against the Tampa Bay Rays during the sixth inning in Game Three of the American League Championship Series at PETCO Park on October 13, 2020 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

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Brock Holt #12 of the Boston Red Sox (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

2. Brock Holt

Former Red Sox IF Brock Holt could come to the Yankees on the cheap this offseason.

As much as Yankees fans never wanted to admit it during his Sox tenure, Brock Holt had nerves of steel, and often seemed to shorten up his swing and deliver with runners in scoring position.

Also he, uh, he hit for the damned cycle in Game 3 of the 2018 ALDS at Yankee Stadium. God, that sucked.

Prior to 2020, Holt was a rock-solid fill-in in the Gonzalez mold, effectively soaking up a starting role all across the infield and outfield whenever necessary. If Ben Zobrist was the model, Holt was a fairly good facsimile, and Tyler Wade was a poorly-drawn sketch. Holt hit .277 and .297 in his final two years in Boston, then drifted to both Milwaukee and Washington on a one-year deal during this bizarre shortened campaign.

His Brewers numbers dragged his overall line down significantly; he hit just .100 in 30 at-bats with the Crew, before hitting .262 in 20 games with the defending World Champion Washington Nationals.

Holt will be available for pennies on the dollar this offseason, and he brings both intangibles and a solid bat to any team willing to fit him in. He’s worth a 40-man spot.

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