TAMPA — The Yankees swung a minor trade on the final day of camp as they whittled down their roster to 26.
The club is sending infielder Jorbit Vivas to the Nationals for minor league pitcher Sean Paul Liñan.
Vivas was out of options and was not going to make the team, so the Yankees were able to get a non-40-man player for him instead of potentially losing him for nothing.
Liñan, 21, is a right-hander who split 2025 between Single-A, High-A and Triple-A, posting a 3.03 ERA across 19 games (15 starts) with 106 strikeouts in 77 1/3 innings.
He was originally signed by the Dodgers out of Colombia before being dealt to the Nationals in a package for Alex Call last summer.
Vivas was also an original Dodgers sign before being acquired by the Yankees with reliever Victor Gonzalez for Trey Sweeney ahead of the 2024 season.
He appeared in 29 games for the Yankees last season but hit just .161 with a .516 OPS.
Trading Vivas opens up a spot on the Yankees’ 40-man roster.
The Yankees need at least one open spot to officially sign Randal Grichuk, who is making the club after being in camp on a minor league deal.
