Soto is not the only left-handed hitting outfielder the Yankees acquired at the Winter Meetings. The Yankees also sent three pitching prospects to the AL East rival Boston Red Sox for Alex Verdugo earlier in the week. There was some thought Verdugo could be flipped to the Padres in a Soto trade, but that did not happen. He remains with the Yankees.

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman confirmed Thursday the team plans to make Aaron Judge its everyday center fielder after acquiring right

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman had already exited the Winter Meetings and sewed up the Juan Soto trade, but there was unfinished business. “We still have more work to do,’’ Cashman said Thursday,