Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. It is the month of Hug Watch, but that was not the case on Tuesday night for two outfielders scratched from the lineup at the Yankees Triple-A affiliate. Everson Pereira was scratched with general sickne s and Bryan De La Cruz with an oblique i sue on Tuesday night, and both remained out of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lineup on Wednesday afternoon. Their absences raised the alarm bell for a po sible trade Pereira more so than De La Cruz but at Alize Johnson Jersey least for now, that was not why they were sidelined with just over three weeks to go until the trade deadline. The Yankees are in a state of flux with on Tuesday, which has (Aaron Boone described it as a challenge physically for him to play third) and Oswald Peraza now the stopgap third baseman by default, being the only other infielder left on the active roster. Yankees prospect Everson Pereira. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Explore More The club has been on the hunt for a third baseman dating back to the offseason, but with Chisholms defense not up to par there and LeMahieus inability to play the position the i sue has only been further exposed over the last few weeks. That said, most trades of consequence do not happen until after the MLB draft, which begins on Sunday. Bryan De La Cruz with the Braves earlier this season. MLB Photos via Getty Images So at least for now, Pereira and De La Cruz remain in the organization. Once a top-100 prospect in the game, Pereira has rebounded from Tommy John surgery last year to hit .262 with a .864 OPS in 56 games at Triple-A this season. Aaron Holiday Jersey
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