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Yankees To Sign Nicky Lopez To Minor League Deal

By Darragh McDonald | July 3, 2025 at 4:06pm CDT

The Yankees are signing infielder Nicky Lopez to a minor league deal, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. Lopez will presumably report to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in the coming days.

Lopez, 30, has been a major league regular for a few years now. However, he has bounced around in 2025, hitting the fringes of various rosters. He started the year with the Cubs on a minor league deal but opted out when he didn’t break camp. That led to a big league deal with the Angels, though he was designated for assignment three weeks into the season. He was then signed by the Cubs, this time to a big league deal, though he was designated for assignment a month later. He then landed a minor league deal with the Diamondbacks but opted out of that deal a few days ago.

He has an awful .042/.179/.042 slash line in the majors this year, though in just 28 scattered plate appearances. He hit .267/.303/.317 on that minor league deal with the Snakes more recently, though that only translated to a wRC+ of 46 in the inflated offensive environment of the Pacific Coast League.

In his big league career, he has generally been a glove-first player. He had a strong .300/.365/.378 showing in 2021 but that now looks like a clear outlier. Since then, in over 1200 plate appearances, he has a .229/.300/.283 line. On defense, he has extensive experience in the middle infield, with plenty of time at third base as well. He’s also made brief appearances at first base, left field and even on the mound.

The Yankees aren’t getting much out of their second base position, with DJ LeMahieu not having a great season. They seem likely to pursue a third base upgrade at the deadline, with Jazz Chisholm Jr. then being moved to second base, pushing LeMahieu into a bench role. For now, Lopez gives them some veteran non-roster depth.

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6 Comments

  1. swanhenge

    7 hours ago

    DJ Nicky Jazz

    On tour now!!

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  2. Acoss1331

    5 hours ago

    DJ has 0.7 bWAR, that’s a tremendous improvement over last year. He’s still very much not the answer but at least he’s not absolutely atrocious…

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  3. Yankee Clipper

    5 hours ago

    Trade deadline supplementation…..complete.

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    • Acoss1331

      4 hours ago

      Dude, that can’t be Cashman’s answer to 2B… Gotta at least try.

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  4. Fernando P

    4 hours ago

    Really need to DFA LeMahieu. He’s providing nothing on offense or defense. Waste of a roster spot.

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    • mlbnyyfan

      60 mins ago

      LoL. I’ve been saying unload DJ for years. They should buy him out like most NBA teams are doing now

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