The New York Yankees are taking care of business here in
2017 which is a surprise to many involved within the organization. It wasn’t a
surprise to me, mind you, as I predicted the Yankees would win a Wild Card spot
here in 2017 before the season began but I think even the most optimistic
person in the world had the Yankees not making big noise until at least the
2018 season. With the 2018 season inching closer and closer to fruition and reality
I wanted to begin the “Get Greedy” campaign a little early and ask the question
of whether the Toronto Blue Jays would trade Marcus Stroman this offseason and
would they be willing to trade him to the Yankees?
Let me start by saying that Stroman is one of those
pitchers, like Sonny Gray, that you will have to and should be willing to break
the bank for in terms of dollars and in terms of prospects. The Yankees still
have a ton of minor league depth as we saw earlier in the day with MLB.com’s Top
100 prospect list and Stroman is a guy that will command one or two of those
prospects, and he’s worth it. Stroman is just 26-years old and would come to
the Bronx not only AL East tested but playoff tested as well and neither of
those elements you can put a price tag on or a stat with. We all know why it
would make sense for the Yankees and you don’t need me to tell you why it would
make sense for New York, but why would it make sense for Toronto?
Toronto has already come out and said that the team wants to
start a youth movement like we have seen in the Bronx and the team has already
begun that with the call ups of top prospects Teoscar Hernandez and Richard
Urena. Trading Stroman to a team like the Yankees with such a strong farm
system makes sense for obvious reasons, New York can part with prospects and
the Yankees have good prospects. Toronto could also ask for more since Stroman
would be staying within the division and if New York were smart, within reason
of course, the team would pay it to acquire a talent like Stroman. It also
doesn’t hurt that Stroman is a Medford, Long Island boy who would presumably
love to make a homecoming out of this whole scenario.
Every once in a while a trade comes along that not only
helps both clubs equally but it makes too much sense not to make it and this
one screams that out to me. Call me bias, call me a homer and call me greedy,
just get Stroman and don’t call me late to dinner. That’s my motto.
Get Greedy, Get Stroman and remember…. “Height Doesn’t
Measure Heart.” #HDMH
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