 It is time for the latest Yankees hot stove here on yesnetwork.com great to have you with us Bob Lorenz, Jack Curry and John Flaherty So here's where we're at as of the moment in terms of shortstop the Yankees sounding Troy Tula Witzke It'll be a major league minimum deal with the Blue Jays picking up the tab for the rest of it this year What do you think of the move? I think it's a smart no risk move for the Yankees because as you said Bob all they have to pay this guy is the major league minimum so if he comes to spring training and he can't perform The Yankees have someone to fill in at shortstop for DD Gagorius We know the Matty Machado situation is still pending and I think the Yankees see him as a third baseman anyway But with Tula Witzke you're playing with the Toronto Blue Jays money I remember at the winter meetings I was surprised that they thought it was a good idea to just eat 38 million But the Yankees scouted him they thought he looked loose They thought he looked athletic and now they give it a shot and see if he can be a semblance of the player He has been in his career. Well, the one thing that shocks me is everybody's talking about this move like Troy Tula Witzke is going to play shortstop for maybe four months until DD Gagorius comes back This guy hasn't been healthy in two years missed all of last year So I'm kind of surprised at all the optimism about this But I think even if he's not your everyday shortstop for say maybe four months Can he be a nice role player for the Yankees? Can he play third? I don't know about playing second base, but there's a place for him on this team You just don't know if he's going to stay healthy enough to play every day And you're trusting the eyes of your scouts who went out to Long Beach State saw his workout They said the bat looked good and the footwork and short looked good. Meantime everybody loves Machado Well, I wouldn't say everybody loves him because there only been one formal offer Reportedly from the White Sox Phillies are still in supposedly the Yankees and you just wonder how long it's going to take for him To sort of sift through things and does he see a fit now with the Yankees with Tula Witzke aboard? You would think he still would. Yeah, I don't think that Tula Witzke impacts what the Yankees may potentially do with Machado This is a guy you're getting on the minimum salary Machado obviously the elite of the elite and I think you put it properly right now Bob I think Machado has fielded offers from teams. I think Dan Lozano his agent is Looking at those offers. They're trying to find out what the best fit is I've always thought that if Machado ends up with the Yankees It's going to be under the Yankees terms the Yankees parameters remember heading into the off-season a lot of folks thought Manny Machado 10 years 300 plus million. I've never thought and from the people I've spoken to that's why I've never thought it I've never thought the Yankees were going near those terms. It feels like Machado is getting close to making a decision, right? I mean I agree with you I don't think this Tula Witzke deal affects what the Yankees are thinking or Machado It doesn't affect him at all, but you wonder if he starts thinking now I've gotten all of my offers. I know what's out there now It's time for him to make a decision how important is it to Manny Machado to play for the Yankees to play for a team That's ready to win now. Is he willing to leave money out on the table to come play for the Yankees? That's the million dollar question All right, that's gonna do it for now keep up with yes And social media feeds for breaking news regarding the Yankees and make sure to check their listings for airtime To the latest Yankees hot stove which features Jack breaking down his Hall of Fame ballot for the class of 2019. Take care