The Yankees announced that infielder/outfielder has been designated for a signment. That opens an active roster spot for designated hitter to be reinstated from the 60-day injured list, a move that was . The clubs 40-man roster count stays at 39. Reyes, 31, signed a minor league deal with the Yanks in the offseason and made the Opening Day roster. He has since served in a reserve role, often as a late-game replacement. He has appeared in 25 games with 34 plate appearances, hitting just .194/.242/.226 in those. Thats not a great performance but its a small Jordan McLaughlin Jersey sample and its tough to maintain quality results with such sporadic action. Him getting the DFA treatment today is more about a fairly crowded Yankee roster. Stanton taking a place in the lineup means that one of or will be on the bench most days. One of the clubs four outfielders will take up a spot as well. Backup catcher will also be on the pine most days. That left Reyes and fellow infielder for the bench spot. Both are out of options and performing poorly at the plate this year but Peraza is several years younger and not too far removed from being a top 100 prospect, so it makes sense to hang onto him in the hopes that theres still some future value to be extracted there. Add it all up and it equals Reyes heading into DFA limbo. That can last as long as a week but the waiver proce s takes 48 hours, so the club could take up to five days to explore trades. Reyes pa sed through waivers in September and then settled for a minor league deal in the offseason. He hasnt done much to raise his stock since then, so its po sible he clears waivers yet again. If he does so, hell have the right to elect free agency as a player with a previous career outright. He now has 606 career plate appearances in the majors with a .245/.305/.342 line and 75 wRC+. Hes capable of bouncing all around the diamond, with experience at every position except catcher. That includes five innings of mop-up work on the mound. Photo courtesy of Vincent Carchietta, Imagn Images Josh Okogie Jersey