...yup, I brought up Lowrie a couple of months ago as a more suitable acquisition for the same reasons you pointed out.
As I already mentioned he's also injury prone & if he can stay healthy & has a good year this coming season He'll be looking for 20M+ a long term deal, which I don't think the Yankees will chance due to the fact that he's missed around 150 games over the last 3 years. JMO.