It appears the Yankees are falling out of contention for the Orioles’ Manny Machado. The Yanks aren’t willing to part with any of their 10 best prospects to acquire the superstar infielder, George A. King III of the New York Post reports. Impressive rookies Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar are among that group, as are Estevan Florial, Clint Frazier, Justus Sheffield, Albert Abreu and Tyler Wade, according to King. While New York’s not totally out on Machado yet, it’s unsurprisingly more focused on improving its rotation than upgrading its infield, King writes.
More from the East Coast…
- Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler has drawn trade interest of late, though the club’s not dead set on moving him prior to the July 31 non-waiver deadline. Rather, the team’s “on the fence” about whether it will deal Wheeler, Mike Puma of the New York Post tweets. The 28-year-old has seen his stock rise, Puma notes, during a season in which he has pitched to a 4.44 ERA/3.73 FIP and amassed 107 1/3 innings – his most since 2014. Wheeler’s slated to go through arbitration for the final time next winter.
- Emergent Phillies righty Zach Eflin has come up in Machado trade rumors, but the hurler’s now on the 10-day disabled list. The Phillies sent Eflin to the shelf Saturday with a blister on his right middle finger, per Max Goodman of MLB.com. Eflin indicated it’s not a serious problem, and with the All-Star break set to take up most of the upcoming week, it doesn’t seem he’ll miss much action. The 24-year-old excelled in the first half of the season with a 3.15 ERA/3.02 FIP, 8.78 K/9 and 1.83 BB/9 in 68 2/3 innings.
- Sticking with the Phillies, president Andy MacPhail discussed the first-place team’s fast start with Goodman and other reporters Saturday, saying the club has exceeded his expectations after missing the playoffs from 2012-17. “We’re in a different situation that we anticipated, and I think we have to react accordingly,” MacPhail said. “We’re in a position where we need to augment our current group to try to preserve our place in the standings for as long as we can.” The Phillies could “augment” their club by acquiring Machado, of course. On the subject of potentially dealing for a star rental player such as Machado, MacPhail noted, “You have to have some belief that you have a chance at advancing, and those are the things you’re going to measure against the cost “
damn cmon yankees, andujar’s defense is a liability
I’m not an Andujar fan but trading him for 3 months of Machado is dumb.
not saying to trade him
I’m an Orioles fan and I think trading Andujar for Machado would be a bad move.
Cmon Yankees fans. The Yankees would be bringing in Machado and bringing back Sanchez at the same time. If history tells us anything momentum and team rhythm are very real things in baseball.
I mean imagine Torres-Machado-Judge-Stanton-Sanchez. Just the thought of that should be an aphrodisiac for you NY fans. And it’s not like you spoiled fans wouldn’t see a separate trade to bring in quality starting pitching.
Whaaaa we can’t have an all star at every position whaaa.
They try and try and are still in 2nd place lol!!!
Lol!!! Second best record in baseball with a young roster and good farm system and made it to the ALCS last season Lol!!!!
Yeah cause the season is over. Wildcard it is!!!
Let’s see if Red Sox are going to have their 3rd straight one and done
Like last year huh? Remind me how Boston fared in the post season.
Choked just like the Yankees
Mb22: The Yankees went to game 7 of the ALCS last year. Not sure you can make a case they choked last year. Especially, since last year was supposed to be a rebuilding year and they were not expected to even make the playoffs.
Expectations changed when they beat the Indians .. they could’ve won that game and possibly the WS if they had a single guy that could hit away from the friendly confines of Yankees stadium .. choked, sorry
What the Yankees did last year falls under “getting outplayed,” not “choking.”
Hey 22. Act your age or your mommy won’t do your laundry. The Red Sox were laughable in their last few post seasons.
The Yankees didn’t choke. They took the Indians to the limit and prevailed. Then they pushed the Astros to game 7.
All the while we were eating fresh Yankee hot dogs while you and your friends were eating weeks old spoiled Fenway Franks.
Exactly. Machado is not winning them a championship. The only guy out there that would make a difference would be deGrom. And they’re not getting him.
Mets would want Torres in return so that trade is out the window
The Yankees wouldn’t trade Torres for deGrom? Then they should trade everyone else for him. He’s the best in the game and controllable for two more years
I’ve watched a lot of games this year. I know the metrics say Andujar is below average but I just don’t see it. He seems solid enough to me and certainly not a liability.
His D is still a bit weak but constantly improving.
A lot of it is range .. that’s not something that is overly noticeable until you watch other players with more range on a night to night basis
Kind of like why Derek Jeter was rated one of the worst SS’s in baseball for most of his career .. guy made almost every play he could get to but didn’t have much range going to his left .. also, his “patented” play in the hole, most guys circle around those balls and looks more routine
he makes poor decisions with the bat and glove; see his overall play in the Cleveland series.
that being said, he has a ton of upside and i’m fine if they hold on to him and let him work out the kinks.
Wheeler straight up for frazier
just@fan, that is a horrible deal for the Yankees. Wheeler isn’t that good.
If that’s true Cashman is making a huge mistake. Last nights game showed that Andujar is a liability on defense
You would judge one game to make a liability?
NY won’t include any of their top 10 prospects or either of Torres or Andujar…..so basically they’re out.
As an O’s fan, I’m glad to see the O’s moving on from the Yanks; O’s have many other viable options right now (as is the case with the Yanks).
That’s a losers mentality. Instead of seeing opportunity to improve your team you worry about how it helps the other team.
lol wow harsh. You know as fans we actually don’t get much say in what happens with our favorite teams. Some people choose to be angry (thats you) and some people choose to be optimistic about facts they cannot change (thats the OP).
Not angry at all. I just happen to agree with Brian Cashman that if it helps the Yankees improve, then what does it matter who you deal with. If a team refuses to deal with someone just because they feel some rivalry with someone, they limit their chances for success. That is the mentality of a loser.
Os aren’t shying from dealing with the Yankees. Instead it sounds like the Yanks are being stingy with prospects
But the mentality of a winner takes everything into account. Does the addition of a shortstop, that doesn’t want to play 3rd base (where the Yankees would put him) win them a ring? Dont think it does. To expensive for a rental yankees could pick up a starter and possible more bullpen.
Didn’t say they were. I was calling out the loser mentality of the original poster but in the past Orioles ownership has shown a reluctance to deal with the Yankees. As far as being stingy with prospects, it was never about Machado. SOP in negotiations, begin the discussion about something you don’t really want or have a shot at getting. Then pivot to someone you can or need to get. Not guaranteeing a deal but it got them talking. Now they can more realistically go after Britton or Gausman etc.
Dodgers can pay for rental!
I find it hard to believe that the Yankees won’t trade a single top 10 prospect. How do the Yankees go from possibly the best offer (according to Rosenthal and Heyman) to not wanting to trade a 10 prospect??
Now I don’t expect him to go to the Yankees. But everyday there’s a new story about a team wanting to trade this player to the next day saying they will trade that player.
These writers have no clue what’s going on
They’re paid to get the inside scoop on baseball news and when they can’t, they speculate.
Any GM worth their salt isn’t going to tell reporters everything that happens in trade talks. That’d give other teams an advantage
Considering MM is only a rental, it may not be impossible for the offer not to include any top 10 prospect, yet still be the best offer. Haven’t heard that any top 10 has been offered by any team, for certain.
Wheeler looked good yesterday. Seems the more he pitches, the better he’s becoming. Was still hitting 97mph in the 8th inning as well, so it looks as if his arm is slowly progressing to where it needs to be since the surgery. I’d hold on to him if I’m the Mets – I doubt they’re going to get a top prospect from anyone for him, which is why they need. He could turn into being a solid 3-5 pitcher in the rotation for them and could probably get a favorable contract with him before he enters free agency.
What*, not “why.”
If they only trade rentals, they’ll enter 2019 with today’s roster. And they aren’t goin to win with today’s roster ever.
Andujar almost made a terrific play last night. Bird’s throw was worse in my opinion.
Zack Wheeler buzz is interesting; he misses 2 years with injury and hasn’t pitched well since returning in 2017, and teams are interested? He pitches in the NL East with a home ballpark favoring pitchers, how do you expect him to pitch in the American League? Or even the deeper NL Central or West?
Andujar miss played that ball then took to long to set himself and made a horrible throw.
Re-watch that play. Andujar had to be quick from where he was playing (deep) to get Guyer. Guyer busted hard down the line. Yes, he should have made the play. Bird should have tossed Ramirez at home.
And Romine should have caught the ball.
A top 10 Yankees prospect is not equal to other teams’ top 10. Baltimore needs to realize this.
The Yankees have a good farm system but so do other teams like Houston/LAD/Milwaukee.
It’s not like the Yankees are the only deep organization in terms of prospect depth.
Every single Yankees post you put this. Please stop you’re giving yankees fans a bad name.
That ship has sailed buddy. Yankee fans (like myself) have some of the most outrageous trade proposals just burning holes in their pockets.
Yes because about 5 teams have a better top 10.
Have you extensively examined any farm system aside from the Yankees?
Baltimore might not have a great track record with decision-making, but I’d definitely trust their assessment over a Yankees homer
Machado is better than anyone else available to improve their team, and might be the best player ever to be obviously available at the trade deadline. Yankees fans need to realize this.
Yankee fans also need to realize that the phillies have the money to spend and they will do whatever it takes to keep machado. That includes outbidding the all mighty evil empire.
And philly will do the same with trout in 2 years, lol.
Lol wrong
So Judy you are saying that by being a top 10 Yankee prospect they have been trained into the Yankee winning tradition which is a huge advantage over “The Oriole Way”.”?
Good point!
“The Yanks aren’t willing to part with any of their 10 best prospects”
The Phillies are bidding against themselves.
I’m sure the dodgers are not going to fall out so easily as well as MIL who have a big need at SS. Yankees will remain on the periphery until cashman comes in out of nowhere with his “strong offer” which is his MO. My money is on dodgers Phillies
The Yankees are not going after Machado or Harper.
The Yankees are hoarding their prospects to deal for Mike Trout.
Now that would be interesting. Unlikely. But interesting.
Sheffield- Frazier- Andujar- Abreu would be a haul for the angels.
Pitches Love Velocity, And sadly it wouldn’t be enough.
Asinine statement as usual.
Please don’t trade Eflin for a rental. He got us here to begin with!
They won’t. Contrary to popular new York belief, the other 29 teams are not the Yankees’ from which to choose.
Where does it say that the Yankees want Eflin? The speculation is that the Orioles would want Eflin in return for Machado
What the Yankees need is pitching. They’re saving those “top 10 prospects” to get that. They are getting two huge bats after the all-star break in Sanchez and Torres. They don’t need Machado. And the sox fan talking about the Yankees in second place? When the roster is back to normal and we add some arm at the deadline, you better keep having 17-2 and 10 game winning streaks. All that has gotten you is a 3.5 game separation.
I agree MIchael. And what Sox fans don’t see is that JD Martinez has yet to visit the DL. For a player who hasn’t played near a complete season for over 4 years, the wear and tear of the dog days will come back to bite them in the butt.
Without JD the rest of the lineup crumbles. Combined with facing more .500 plus teams in the second half (they’ve had a creampuff 1st half schedule), they will be brought down to earth.
What s the deal with trading Wheeler? Supposedly, they wouldn’t get a great offer. The guy seems to be coming interview his own right now. Don’t trade him. This is all ridiculous. Is the purpose just to trade someone for the simple purpose of making a trade? Teams are desperate for pitching. Put the screws to them if they want him. Trade someone next year when either Dunn or Peterson is ready or close.
Hey Tony-the purpose is to go through the motions to make believe that they are rebuilding. And since this is such a deeply talented, young and athletic team, The Mets don’t need a complete rebuild. Just a make believe one, courtesy of the Three Stooges in the front office.
Tyler Wade…. is off the table…. for Manny Machado? My god Cashman must’ve been getting into the good stuff recently.
I know Jesus. MM will probably be more valuable in 3 months than wade will be for the next 3 years. He’s a Utility man.
A utility man at best. He needs serious work with his plate discipline. He takes poor swings at balls way out of the zone.
I don’t know what list you’re going from but according to MLB.com their top 10 is Florial, Sheffield, Abreu, Adams, Medina, Perez, Acevedo, Estrada, Tate and Sauer. I believe Wade and Frazier lost their prospect status due to the amount of games they have played in the majors.
The article itself states Wade is off the table
JDGoat, you’re right I missed that. I would give up Wade in a second. Wade hasn’t shown to be anything special. But the organization likes him just like they seem to like Chasen Shreve more than most people. *shrug*
For Degrom to the Yankees to work it’s quality over quantity. Torres and Shefield straight up for Degrom.
Your twin would post a smarter idea than that.
If you feel.like your side is overpaying and the other side feels like they’re overpaying then it’s probably a fair deal for both sides
Not happening.
Yanks are gonna kick themselves for not getting Degrom if they 1) barely miss the playoffs 2) have to play in the one-game wildcard decider game 3) face Boston or Houston with Severino and nothing else. You don’t ever get a shot at a generational pitcher with years of control at a time when pitching is your ticket for the next few years to postseason success.
Of course the Yanks don’t want to part with a top ten. They expect Baltimore to bow down and give up Machado for free.
Neil Walker for Machado straight up
By not wanting to trade a top 10 prospect for Machado, the Yankees are pretty much saying they don’t want Machado… I can see the brewers offering a couple top 10 prospects for a rental of Machado.
Theres plenty of 3B options on the market.
Adrian Beltre- Solarte- Gyorko- Duffy- Moustakas- Escobar- Suarez
Highest priced is probably suarez out of cincinnati but youd be getting a long term piece.
Id offer cincinnati
Sheffield- Adams- Abreu- Acevado- Andujar for Suarez.
This is by far the most asinine trade proposal I’ve ever seen. Why would the Yankees give up 4 of their best prospects and a quality major league hitter (who plays 3B himself) for another 3B? If any of the prospects you mentioned get traded it would be for a SP
1. Suarez signed a 6 year 66mill contract. Which will be 4 to 5 times less than what Machado will command.
2. Andujar sucks at 3rd defensively probably the worst 3B in the league. Suarez grades out as at least average or slightly above or below depending on metric.
3. Suarez is hitting .315/.400/.580 which outpaces andujar.
Any other dumb questions?
Aside from the fact yankees f themselves financially until ellsbury clears the books since him and stanton make 50 mill combined they cant chase after multiple significant pieces this off season. Only if a they refuse to address other areas of need and the phillies will throw the most money at machado.
If the yankees plan is hope machado sigms with us pretty please and he doesnt youre stuck with a liability at 3rd.
You can keep andujar and move him to 1st instead but youd replace him with something else in the trade. I see andujar as the heir to votto when cincy eats money and trades him to a contender.
Well if I thought you were a moron after that proposed trade package you have definitely removed all doubt now. The Yankees nor any other team would trade that much for Suarez. He’s Eugenio Suarez not Nolan Arenado. in the event that the Yankees did trade for Machado they definitely have the money to keep him but it’s unlikely they get him at all. Andujar’s defensive issues are way overblown and Cashman has said many times he has greatly improved over the years. Lastly the Yankees are only trading top prospects for SP’s not a 3B when they already have a good one
Very risky to buy on Wheeler unless the exchange is minimal. Such is based on his injury history, the ballpark he pitches in and the fact that he primarily pitches against the opposing pitcher. He seems like one who might be more valuable to the Mets for next year if he can stay healthy. Despite the above, I expect a team to “overpay”
Boston and Houston would eat Wheeler alive.
Wheeler straight up for frazier
just@fan please stop repeating that same nonsensical trade. That is horrible for the Yankees. Wheeler is injury prone and only has one year of control left.
OK, so look at the strength of the Yankee youth movement. Aaron Judge was drafted in the first round #32 overall. The other three top young players… Torres, Sanchez and Andujar were all International signings. Look at some of their top prospects… Floral International signing, Sheffield traded from the Indians in the Miller deal. Abreu traded from the Astros in the McCann deal. Adams 5th round draft pick. Medina International signing. Perez International Signing. Acevedo International Signing. Estrada International signing. Tate traded from Rangers for Beltran. Sauer drafted 2nd round. Yankees gained a bunch of talent through the International signings.
Yanks Need Pitching if they are Catching the BoSox