The Yankees released VanMeter on Monday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

EDGE Analysis

VanMeter struggled to impress while at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, slashing .177/.335/.293 with three home runs and five stolen bases over 207 plate appearances. He hasn't seen big-league action since the 2022 campaign, when he played in 67 games for Pittsburgh.

VanMeter signed a minor-league contract with the Yankees on Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

VanMeter, 28, spent the 2023 campaign at Triple-A Nashville in the Brewers organization, putting up a .762 OPS with six homers in 46 games. The utility player has slashed .206/.293/.347 over parts of four big-league seasons and looks destined for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start 2024.

VanMeter was reassigned Tuesday to the minor-league side of Brewers camp, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

VanMeter had been putting together an impressive spring, but he was always on the outside looking in for an Opening Day roster spot in Milwaukee. The 28-year-old slashed just .187/.266/.292 across 192 major-league plate appearances last season with the Pirates.

VanMeter (lower leg) started at second base and struck out in all three of his plate appearances in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Cubs in Cactus League play.

EDGE Analysis

VanMeter was back in action for the first time since Tuesday after lower left leg tightness kept him sidelined for a few days. The 28-year-old is competing for a spot on the Brewers' Opening Day roster as a utility man, but he hasn't helped his case by slashing .182/.333/.364 over seven games in the Cactus League thus far.

VanMeter was scratched from the Brewers' Cactus League lineup Thursday due to lower left leg tendinitis, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Andruw Monasterio will get the start at second base instead. This doesn't seem like a serious injury for VanMeter, but he is in Brewers camp this spring as a non-roster invitee and an extended absence from exhibition action will damage his opportunity to make a good impression.

VanMeter and the Brewers agreed Monday to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to MLB spring training, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old will compete for an Opening Day roster spot with Milwaukee and could serve as a lefty-hitting utility man off the bench if he's able to impress during camp. VanMeter owns a lowly .282 wOBA over 841 career plate appearances in the majors, but he's walked at a healthy 10.5 percent clip and has flashed some pop during his time at the Triple-A level.

VanMeter elected free agency Oct. 6.

EDGE Analysis

VanMeter's decision to test the open market comes about a month after he was outrighted off Pittsburgh's 40-man roster. The utility man appeared in 67 games at the big-league level in 2022, slashing .187/.266/.292 with three home runs and four stolen bases over 192 plate appearances.

VanMeter cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Pirates removed VanMeter from the 40-man roster earlier this week, and none of MLB's other 29 teams put in a waiver claim. With that, VanMeter will remain in the organization and attempt to claw his way back to the highest level eventually. The 27-year-old is a .206/.293/.347 career hitter in the majors.

The Pirates designated VanMeter for assignment Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

He'll be removed from the 40-man roster and cede his spot on the 28-man active roster to infielder/outfielder Hoy Park, who was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move. The 27-year-old VanMeter had posted a mediocre .558 OPS in 192 plate appearances in the big leagues this season and had largely become an afterthought for the Pirates in recent weeks. He started in just three times in Pittsburgh's last 22 games.

VanMeter went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Sunday against the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

VanMeter earned his second consecutive start, but only his sixth since Aug. 2. He delivered a two-run double in the fourth inning to drive in his first run since July 25. For the season, VanMeter owns a .187/.266/.292 across 192 plate appearances.