Yanks sign the next Juan Miranda?

You've heard of "Shoes for Poland?" This is "Cubans for Scranton." No sooner do the Yankees banish former Castro slugger-lugnut Juan Miranda to the NL than we sign Yadil Mujica, a twentysomething (?) Cuban to wander the mudfields of Moosic. Mujica plays SS, which makes him less Miranda than Andy Morales, the "Repeal-This-Contract" Poster Boy of 2001 -- also known as the Cuban Kei Igawa.

Not sure how to gauge this. Certainly, they know more than we. Caught no buzz about Mujica magic. Maybe he can hit. Maybe he can field. Maybe we shouldn't shake the gift box too hard. We constantly carp about signing free agents. Hell, sign 'em all! It's not like we've traded Betances to Havana.

But... seriously... 26 years old? Shortstop? Hmm. With Nunez, Pena and Ronnie Belliard, it's not like we face a utility IF void, either. Let's say this guy needs a year at Scranton. That puts him at 27 -- Cody Ransom country -- breaking in next spring. Is he maybe a clubhouse leader? Or, best hope yet, some Cuban prospect's uncle?

Fukkit. As Yankee fans, we love to open gifts. This Christmas, we didn't get what we wanted. Sometimes, even if the box is empty, or it turns out to be a gag tie, the fun part is just pulling off the wrapping paper.

Enjoy it. Yadil Mujica, the Cuban Sensation, is a Yankee! Don't look too closely.