The common misconception around the league is that when a
team enters spring training that their team is basically a finished product
with prospects and players fighting for key spots. At this point in the game
though there are still teams out there actively working the trade mills and the
scouring the waiver wire and free agent market including the New York Yankees. According
to multiple reports the Yankees are scouting players and prospects from the
Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals leading you to believe a potential
trade is at least in talks, and maybe in the works as we speak here this
morning.
The Yankees still presumably need rotation and bullpen arms
and both teams have available arms for trade if New York was able and willing
to part with the prospects so it makes sense that the team has scouts in
attendance when both teams visited the New York Mets this weekend in spring
training.
Friday night the Astros threw out right-hander Joe Musgrove
who responded by throwing three scoreless innings against the Mets. Musgrove
struck out four and walked one in the contest in front of Yankees scout and
former pitcher Matt Daley. Musgrove, now 24-years old, was a 2011 first round
draft pick by the Astros who finished strong last season posting a 4-4 record
with a 4.06 ERA in his last 11 starts of the season.
The Nationals sent right-hander Erick Freede to the mound on
Saturday who also posted three scoreless innings allowing one hit with a walk
and a strikeout mixed in. Daley was also in attendance for this start and he
saw the Nationals 2014 first round draft pick and 52nd overall
prospect in all of baseball according to Baseball America. Freede has yet to
pitch above Double-A so he wouldn’t be an immediate help to New York but he
could give the Yankees another top-end starting option in the minors to go
along with James Kaprielian.
Nothing is imminent and this may just be the Yankees doing
their due diligence but the fact remains that the team had a scout in
attendance for these two games and they usually just don’t do that for no good
reason. Something may be brewing and something may happen soon. If it does we
will have it so stay tuned.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)