![]() ![]() Luke Voit's persistent knee issues prompted the Yankees to bring in Anthony Rizzo at the trade deadline, and Rizzo performed well with New York (but not spectacularly). Cashman's ideal offseason likely involves signing Correa or Seager and swinging a trade for Reynolds, preferably while keeping Volpe (though that may be impossible). Signing Marte and a top shortstop seems unlikely. For example, if they miss out on Correa and Seager, they could pivot to a cheap stopgap shortstop ( Andrelton Simmons, Freddy Galvis, etc.) and then spend what it takes to sign Marte. New York's center field search could be tied to their shortstop search. If you're going to trade top prospects though, trade them for a player like Reynolds. The Pirates reported asked the Mariners for top prospect Julio RodrÃguez at the deadline, which leads me to believe they'd want top shortstop prospect Anthony Volpe from the Yankees. He'd give the Yankees a younger (and cheaper) player than Marte, though the prospect cost would be exorbitant. The switch-hitting Reynolds turns 27 in January and is an All-Star caliber player who will remain under team control through 2025. He may not be a center fielder (or at least a top-flight center fielder) much longer, which means the Yankees would again have to look for a center fielder in a year or two despite having both Hicks and Marte under contract. Marte is very good and will only cost money, though he turned 33 last month and center field is generally a young man's position. Wish list: Give the Yankees a truth serum and I think they'd tell you they'd prefer a trade for Bryan Reynolds to signing Starling Marte. ![]()
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