Yankees' Ji-Man Choi: Inks NRI deal with Yankees

Choi signed a minor league contract with the Yankees on Monday that includes an invitation to spring training.

Analysis:

It's not surprising that Choi could not find a big league deal after electing free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A in the Angels' organization. He posted a 67 wRC+ last year while getting 125 of his 129 plate appearances with the platoon advantage. Greg Bird, Tyler Austin and Rob Refsnyder all figure to be ahead of him on the organizational depth chart.