The Atlanta Braves had a miserable campaign in 2016 as the team looked to rebuild towards their new ballpark in 2017 and the future of the organization. The Yankees took a similar stance in 2016 as they jump started their rebuild with a few midseason trades for prospects that stockpiled their farm system. The Yankees are at the beginning of this long path towards rebuilding while the Braves are more towards the end presumably which leaves me wondering if these two teams are potentially trade partners this offseason. I mean, you have to think so right?
The Atlanta Braves have most notably been interested in
Yankees catcher and former Braves product Brian McCann but who could the
Yankees be interested in if a hypothetical trade were to go down? Who else, if
anyone, could be involved in a potential deal?
The Atlanta Braves have shown that they are willing to take
on a bad contract if it means they get prospects or draft picks in return. See
the Matt Kemp trade for a recent example of this. Could the Yankees package
together maybe McCann and Chase Headley, Jacoby Ellsbury or Brett Gardner in
the deal and pull some of those key prospects away? Atlanta has said they need
star power to attract the fans to the new stadium, could the Yankees maybe
sneak in a bad contract with McCann for that reason? Honestly the Braves are so
unpredictable lately I have to think that there’s at least a chance of them
saying yes to the deal.
So who do the Braves give back? The Yankees need pitching
and one name is floated around more in Atlanta trade rumors than any so why not
ask for Julio Teheran? Teheran’s stats don’t jump off the page at 7-10 with a
3.21 ERA in 188 innings but his sabermetrics tell a completely different story.
Teheran was an ace on a bad team that pitched well and could continue to pitch
well in the Bronx being to the Yankees what Michael Pineda was supposed to be
for all these years. Teheran is just 25-years old and is controlled through the
2020 season including a club option for that final year.
Brian McCann, an outfielder (more along the lines of Jake
Cave or Mason Williams and not Aaron Judge) and a third prospect or one of
Headley/Gardner (which would lead Atlanta to including more in the deal to even
it out) for Teheran? I make that deal 10 times out of 10. Would the Braves? I
don’t think they would immediately hang up and that’s how every trade starts
every single offseason. Make the call Cash, all the Braves can say is no.
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