After the trade, Gleyber Torres was informed he would be moving to third base. As the story goes, Torres said no. In a battle of wills between Cashman and his infielder, the decision fell to Boone. Cashman, who broke the story in an interview with YES Network, had this to say about the debacle:

Gleyber Torres would like to turn the page. The former Yankees and new Tigers second baseman made that clear in a since-deleted social media post on Thursday night, which came after the YES Network aired an interview with Brian Cashman.