Okay, folks, the annual MLB trade deadline is upon
us. What are the Yankees up to? Not much, if you are paying to attention to
Brian Cashman, who has strongly indicated that the Yankees will stand pat,
instead of making a move. But rival executives seem to believe the Yanks are
working on something.
One Yankees target – Ben Zobrist – was traded to the
Kansas City Royals today. The Yankees will not trade any of their untouchable
prospects, so Cole Hamels won’t be in pinstripes.
As far as this observer is concerned, the Yankees
have a need at starting pitching, as only Masahiro Tanaka and Michael Pineda
are sure things. The Yankees could upgrade their bullpen to make it a super pen
by acquiring Craig Kimbrel and/or Aroldis Chapman.
More realistic targets would be acquiring David
Price or Jeff Samardzija. Maybe reuniting with old friend Ian Kennedy is an
idea. Even though the Yankees have a comfortable lead right now sin an
uncharacteristically weak AL East, it would be wise for them to improve the
team. The rigid New York Mets even made a couple of moves!
The baseball world was stunned last night when the
Toronto Blue Jays and Colorado Rockies swapped shortstops. Let’s see if the
Yankees have their own stunner in the works…
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)