Harvey will be protected from the Rule 5 draft following his addition to the 40-man. He had a solid year within the Yankees' minor-league system in 2018, posting a 1.66 ERA with 61 strikeouts over 54.1 innings as a reliever with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and he could see time in the big leagues as soon as next season.
Paxton was traded from the Mariners to the Yankees on Monday, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports.
Seattle's return has yet to be announced, but well-regarded prospect Justus Sheffield is reportedly one of the big pieces included in the deal for the left-hander, according to Greg Johns of MLB.com. Paxton should slot in behind Luis Severino and help round out the Yankees' rotation for 2019. The 30-year-old has been fantastic when healthy over the past two seasons, posting a combined 3.40 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 11.1 K/9 and 2.4 BB/9 over 296.1 innings (52 start) during that stretch.
The Reds have been in contact with the Yankees regarding a potential trade for Gray, John Boyle of the Dayton Daily News reports.
There's no elaboration whether there was significant progress, let alone even an offer, but that's to be expected. Of note, new Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson was also Gray's pitching coach at Vanderbilt.
Urshela signed a minor-league deal with the Yankees on Friday, Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com reports.
Urshela will remain with the Yankees' organization after Toronto traded him to New York in early August. Across 19 big-league games with the Blue Jays, he slashed .233/.283/.326 with one home run and three RBI in 46 plate appearances. He wound up hitting .307 with an .815 OPS for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 27 games for the Yankees' Triple-A club once he came over. The 27-year-old figures to serve as infield depth going into the 2019 campaign.
