It has been apparent for months now that the Athletics planned on engaging in a massive fire sale this offseason, shipping out their arbitration-eligible players for younger and cheaper players with more team control. Since the lockout has ended, they’ve fulfilled the prophecy by sending Chris Bassitt to the Mets, Matt Olson to the Braves and Matt Chapman to the Blue Jays. It seems possible that Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas are going to be next in line. In recent days, the two hurlers have been connected to the White Sox and Twins, with Montas also garnering interest from the Rays. We can now add the Yankees to the list of interested parties, per Robert Murray of FanSided and Jon Heyman of MLB Network.
The Yankees have been busy since the end of the lockout, most notably landing Josh Donaldson, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Ben Rortvedt in a trade with the Twins, as well as last night’s signing of Anthony Rizzo. Despite those additions to the lineup, the pitching staff remains largely unchanged.
The rotation comes with tremendous upside but also has its share of uncertainty beyond ace Gerrit Cole. Jordan Montgomery was excellent last year, but that was after two seasons mostly lost to injury and a shortened 2020 campaign. After throwing 75 1/3 MLB innings over 2018-2020, he shot up to 157 1/3 last year. Similarly, Jameson Taillon only threw 37 1/3 innings in 2019 and then missed all of 2020 before shooting up to 144 1/3 last year and undergoing ankle surgery after the season. Luis Severino only pitched 12 innings in 2019 before being shelved by various injuries and ultimately undergoing Tommy John surgery. After missing all of the 2020 campaign, he was able to return and log six MLB innings last year. Domingo German is dealing with shoulder issues and likely to begin the season on the IL. The club does have other options around, such as Nestor Cortes Jr., Michael King, Clarke Schmidt, Deivi Garcia and Luis Gil, but they all come with question marks of their own due to their limited track records.
Adding in quality arms like those of Manaea and Montas would be a fairly sensible way of providing an extra degree of certainty for the staff. Manaea pitched 179 1/3 innings last year with a 3.91 ERA, 25.7% strikeout rate and 5.4% walk rate. He’s scheduled to hit free agency at the end of the season and is projected to earn a salary of $10.2MM, per MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz. Montas, meanwhile, tossed 187 frames with a 3.37 ERA, 26.6% strikeout rate and 7.3% walk rate. He’s projected for a $5.2MM salary and comes with an extra year of control.
Yankees fans might speculate about whether Luke Voit could be involved in such a trade, now that Rizzo is in the fold. With the Athletics having just traded Olson, they could presumably slot Voit into regular first base duty in Oakland. However, Voit only has three years of club control remaining before he hits free agency, while Oakland has been using this fire sale largely to stock up on prospects or players with very limited MLB exposure. Voit and his projected $5.4MM arbitration salary have more in common with the players Oakland has been trading away than those they’ve been acquiring.
I feel like I’ve read this before about these guys lok
Forget those pitchers, still holding out for Matt Olson. Smh
You must be a very patient individual.
Manaea was my number one hope for a trade this offseason. The guy is an absolute beast in Yankee stadium and a lefty. He would be the perfect #2 to slot between Cole and Severino.
Cole R
Manaea L
Severino R
Monty L
King R
Taillon spot LR
If they have a decent lineup (CF and C still) and limit the injuries they will have the most well rounded team they have had in a decade. I hope they give Gardy 1 more year because this is shaping up to be a team capable of going deep into the playoffs. He deserves a shot at another WS. A lifelong Yankee going to the Series only once shouldn’t happen.
The Yankees will have to give up one of their young pitchers (Garcia, Schmidt, etc.) to acquire Manaea and will need to offer up two+ prospects for Montas given the extra year of control. While he’d look great in an A’s uniform, I don’t think Oakland wants any part of Luke Voit given his projected salary of close to $6M for 2022. Makes me wonder if Boston will get into the mix as they could offer Dalbec to Oakland to help them fill their first base needs.
@Dorothy_Mantooth- the Yankees would definitely deal Deivi Garcia, Everson Pereira, and Randy Vasquez for Frankie Montas. Yes, Voit would be way too pricey for the A’s. Dalbec would definitely interest Oakland in a Manaea or Montas trade.
Voit will get dealt for Contreras.
What happened to Deivi Garcia? Wasn’t he supposed to be a stud?
I don’t think the Cubs are interested in Voit. Garcia had a bad year in 2021.
Yes. Deivi seemed to lose the strike zone last year at AAA. Nobody thinks he’s done in the Yankee organization. He definitely lost some shine, though. Still very young.
Which Contreras?
@mattcubs- Jose
I believe Voit will be traded. I also believe Contreras is bound for the Bronx. I just think they will be separate deals.
Yanks “fixed” Deivi’s arm slot last year.
It was a disaster. I think he is now going through a retooling.
Strange that they didn’t try to get him to revert back instead of wasting an entire season. My concern is that he might have an arm injury. Pitchers can often find a new release spot to mask an injury.
Yankees changed his mechanics last year to disastrous results. Hopefully they’re changing him back this year.
Whadaya think, Joe?
Think Cash’ll pull the trigger & trade some of his precious prospects? Or: are you preparing for his “we weren’t comfortable with the asking price” speech?
Ducky. I think they may actually get something done considering German having shoulder problems and Taillon on the shelf to start the season.
I’ve actually been impressed with Cashman the last few days. He’s completely remade the infield without long term commitments. I know we all were hoping for Olson but with what Atlanta gave up for him, I’m ok with not trying to beat that offer. And as far as SS goes, they seem to really believe in Volpe.
It almost seems as though he’s shifted his focus to SP since the position player side was so expensive. These guys can’t be anywhere near what Castillo costs, so I think there’s a legitimate shot of Cashman making a deal here. I say that to follow with: I won’t be surprised at all if we have no new pitching by opening day.
DBF,
I believe it was always going to be some prospects traded but the plan was to minimize how many and who and for what in return.
There are 43 on the Roster so someone has to go. Britton will go to the 60-Day that will leave 2 to send off.
A couple of the kids on the 40 Man along with Voit will be shipped off.
With Oakland I believe the Yankees can send some of their A-Level middle Infield Prospects along with a couple of Pitchers to make this a Blockbuster and get Montas and Murphy.
Whoa! Montas/Murphy! Now you’re talking….
BBTV lists Murphy’s value as $65.8 mil.
For comparison sake, Wilson Contreras is $14 mil.
I know we would all love Murphy. But Cash would never surrender what it will cost. We’re talking Volpe + Dominguez + Schmidt + Even More Stuff for Murphy. Just remember that when manufacturing your specific trade proposals. The A’s price for him would be enormous. & that is completely understandable.
@Yankee Clipper- Nah brother let’s go get Contreras and Hendricks,they’ll be cheaper as far as prospects. Voit, Deivi, King and Vasquez probably gets it done. Hope all is well?
Montas and Murphy for Voit,Rortvedt,Deivi Garcia,Schmidt and another pitching prospect
Clipper, I told you wrong this morning. The YouTube channel is NYY Recaps. Never post before coffee.
Lol, got it, Joe! Words of wisdom. That might even be in the Book of Proverbs…
DBF,
I have much respect for your opinions and insight, but I have to disagree with this. Murphy is not going to get the A’s a Volpe or Dominquez. Montas with 2 years of Control won’t either. Murphy is a Good Catcher to be sure but he is not Elite.
Even if the Yankees don’t get him I believe you will see he goes for much less.
I hope I’m right. To tell the truth, I watched quite a bit of Rortvedt yesterday and I really like him. His Defense and his position playing is Elite. The Kid looks like he will improve as a Hitter and he currently hits RHP pretty well and has enormous Power to all fields. I would have no problem with a platoon between him and Higgy. The Pitching Staff is going to Love Pitching to him. I could see him becoming their favorite.
I am merely trying to impress upon you guys that getting Murphy will cost dearly. Which is completely valid. Good 2 way catchers are the scarcest commodity in baseball, man.
We will not get Murphy for junk.
Acquiring him will cost multiple high end prospects. & yes: it absolutely starts with Volpe & Dominguez & we *still* ain’t got a deal.
Contreras is the much cleaner & realistic fit here. This reminds me of 24 hours ago. We all “wanted” Olson or Freeman. The obvious move was Rizzo. Again, we “want” Murphy. The obvious move – however – is Contreras.
Yankees may have to wait until the trade deadline.
Cubs not interested in Voit at all. Next!
I have a tough time believing the Cubs have zero interest in Voit. I’m not saying he’s Eddie Murray but definitely has some value.
BLIN7Y, I think you’re probably right about Murphy. Admittedly, I’ve seen nearly none of his play myself, so this is from looking at numbers. But what they show me is a player whose offense declined with exposure. In his first two seasons, he had only 53 and 116 AB respectively. When that went up to 393 last year, his hitting went south. His Chase % and Whiff % went up and his Hard Hit % and BB% declined. His AVG, OBP, SLG and OPS+ all dropped too. He could turn that around, being only 27 years old; but he also could be primarily a defensive catcher. Giving him the elite tag with only 562 AB in the bigs seems premature.
Ducky,
I think you are operating the cost of Murphy! Gil and Oswaldo Peraza and he’s a Yankee. Despite the BBTV ranking , I suspect the cost for Contreras is higher than Murphy. Oakland is much more in the “unloading” phase than the Cubs! It will be interesting to see.
Per BBTV, Volpe plus Antonio Gomez just about match Murphy’s value. Maybe even exceed, since it saves Oakland a current roster spot, which has to be worth something. Or Volpe, Higgy, and a couple of deep minor pitching flyers.
@ Ducky – I agree 100%. Adding Murphy to this deal would cost the Yankees dearly. Not sure if they’d need to include Dominguez, but the package would probably be 4 players going back to Oakland, headlined by Perraza, Gil & 2 other Top 20 prospects, one of whom could be Wells. Not sure if NY would be willing to meet that asking price for Montas & Murphy.
Got that right!
Cash prefers to watch the World Series on his couch.
One of the “members only” articles just dropped.
The subject: plausible Luke Voit destinations. Cubs were #3. Interestingly, Mr Franco wrote that if Contreras is dealt the fit “becomes cleaner.” Obviously, Voit by himself doesn’t get it done for Contreras. But it does seem like he could be part of the return.
People forget that Voit isn’t a FA until 2025. Contreras is a FA after this season.
Athletics average attendance 7500 over or under?
We scored seats in the 200s for opening day, will be eight rows behind home plate by the seventh-inning lol
haha, they’re playing the Orioles? You might be there by the third inning.
Clash of the titans
If the Cards don’t get in on Montas or Manaea I don’t know where they’re going to get another starter from. They need someone badly. Greinke, maybe.
When I first woke up, I was reading about the Chapman trade, so to hear about more teams in line for Montas or Manaea still isn’t very shocking.
Boy all it may take is one decent prospect who hasn’t pitched a professional inning and 3 throw ins if we’re going off the Chapman trade
Chapman is damaged goods so I wasn’t surprised at all that Olson netted Oakland a much better return than Chappy did. A major hip injury is a tough injury to bounce back from. The surgery and scar tissue really tighten up the joint and ‘loose hips’ are very important in baseball. The fact that they needed to shave down the bone infers that there was some arthritis in the hip too. I hope Chapman is able to make a full recovery but his hip will never be the same. He’ll be forced to make some adjustments to help manage the tightness and pain he’ll have to deal with.
A’s received a decent return on Chapman
Other experts are giving the Chapman Trade a “B” for both sides.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-power-rankings-dodgers-no-1-after-lockout-braves-out-of-top-five-as-freddie-freeman-remains-free-agent/
The Phillies should be looking into a deal with the A’s for one or both.
Peraza has to be involved you’d think.
@beyouo2215- Ca$hman said no. If Peraza wasn’t going to be traded for Olson, he definitely isn’t being traded for Manaea or Montas.
Cash stop hoarding your prospects, god damn! Use Peraza to get better! Didn’t you learn your lesson is losing out on the Olsen trade smh what a jackass!
LOL
You Yankee fans just don’t get it.
@yanks2323- no the Cubs or the A’s can have Alexander Vargas. He’s not chopped liver. No worries probably Ca$hman’s last season as the GM. Hopefully Boone’s last year also.
The cubs have done nothing this winter to suggest a sell off. If they aren’t competitive in July you will see Happ, Contreras, Miley and every reliever not nailed down shipped off.
@Sam I’ve muted you on desktop but unfortunately your ugly mug still rears itself in the mobile app.
Please say the A’s are interested in Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
I don’t get all the Hate on IKF? I know on PSA they’re ranting about him and how he can’t hit. I find that startling. he hit .271 and has a career .265. He had 172 Hits last year that doesn’t seem like a guy that can’t hit. The problem I believe is that so many have gotten caught up with analytics that they over complicate the simple.
IFK, doesn’t have a strong OBP which means he doesn’t draw a lot of Walks but doesn’t mean he can’t hit. His OBP is driven by Hits and it was .312 last Season.
People need to understand the difference between OBP and BA. Someone Posted on PSA that Gallo was better because he got on Base more which but ignored the fact that Gallo made a Ton more Outs. The other thing was that Gallo isn’t paid to Walk, his job is to Mash, every time he walks is one last opportunity to Mash.
Reggie Jackson spoke about this years ago when asked why he didn’t take more walks. His response was that he was paid to Drive in the Runs and when the opportunity came to break Open the Game not to pass the Baton..
Food for thought
PSA isn’t a very good source anymore.
@Peter Brody still keeps it on baseball. I read his articles yet. But the rest of the staff seem to not actually be fans of the Yanks or MLB in general. I wouldn’t use them as a barometer in re anything the Yanks do.
DBF,
AGREED…they have gone Down Hill Fast. They are the Poster Child for Censorship on Sports Blogs. If you don’t agree with their writers you will get warned or Booted. If their writers say something negative about you, you better not respond or you will get Booted.
I used to Love PSA right next to RAB (my Fav) but they are not what they once were and that’s to Bad.
@BLIN7Y I quit PSA when they promoted Tanya to lead editor. She was a huge homer and ruled with an iron fist. Disagree with analytics? You’re out! I actually enjoyed her and other users before they were all promoted.. I’ve been following PSA before it became PSA. RAB will always be my first love.
I clashed with the staff there from pretty much my second day. But there was an air of playfulness & good humor to it. On both sides.
In the spring of 2020 – however – the flavor of it changed. Tyler Norton became much more ill spirited. By that point, I was a fairly well respected & popular poster there. So it was tough to get rid of me. In the end, he banned me with the rather ambiguous accusation of “ruffling feathers”. He also never let any of the posters know that he did. Even when they asked him point blank.
I had a file of screenshots of Norton’s comportment in the comment sections. My son helped me send them to SB Nation. Not sure if one had anything to do with the other, but he was fired shortly thereafter.
That’s pretty intense if they banned you @Ducky. They burn-and-churn college kids to keep wages low which is a pretty crappy business model. These kids have no idea how running a business works. I remember one person IP-banned a long-time, likeable Angels fan for saying that Mike Trout will not be a Yankee. That was the last straw for me. PSA was really fun when (late 20’s) John was running the show. I loved the live playoffs threads.
I’m a vet & a business owner. As such, I am not very good at being woke or whatever. I’m not necessarily against it. But it also really just isn’t me.
That didn’t sit well with the staff. Norton sent me a few “stop posting or I will ban you” warnings. & finally one day he told me I was banned for the aforementioned reason. None of my posts were even taken down, bro! So it was *his* feathers that were ruffled.
He bounced me merely because I disagreed with him. He lost his job for doing that kind of stuff.
But I found you guys & the rest of the board which is a much more enjoyable experience for me anyway. I didn’t renew my membership to fangraphs either in a related matter.
Late to the party here my friend. I wondered what happened to you at PSA. I used to look forward to your comments and you and I even had some kind words and then suddenly, poof!, you were gone. Thought maybe you died or left the country or something
He doesn’t have a ton of power, so people think he can’t hit.
He fits nicely in the Yanks lineup. I’m pleased with them getting him. They have too many high power, high strikeout guys as is. Need some contact oriented guys to balance it out.
IKF makes good contact and doesn’t strike out but he doesn’t get on base or get extra base hits . Overall it makes him a poor hitter . Yes on base % means something .
That’s why the 1998 114 win Yankees had a team where Jorge posada had the lowest on base percentage that season and was still around .350
You get on base you win games . This paid to drive in runs nonsense is an old way of thinking . It’s like calling the railroad the modern marvel of travel
Not true anymore
However I still love IKF his defense alone is worth ots value in spades
Lastly ducky is right pinstripe alley is a joke . The site has been hijacked by a bunch of whiny liberal progressive beings that care more about politics and gender rights then Baseball
We all know IKF is going to win a series with an unexpected late game heroic home run, like some other glove first guys we has in 1978 and 2003. Both became managers of the team. This is about the cost of starting pitching.
I get that getting on Base is important but it’s not the be all to end all. IKF had 25 Doubles and 3 Triples last year and he will score a bunch of runs for the Yankees if he gets the same 172 Hits with 28 Walks. He will probably score more runs then Gallo will.
Based on today’s thinking, Roberto Clemente would be looked down on.as his highest Walk total was 56. His OPB was also Hit Driven. You can Look it Up
BTW: The only people that don’t think Driving in Runs is important are those that don’t Play the Game. The Players tell us all the time that Driving in Runs and Scoring Runs is very important. Analytics have decided it’s not important or that it’s Driven by Luck but a quick look at the Baseball Reference will show that the Elite of the Game Leads in these areas.
Just because something New comes along doesn’t make the Old wrong.
I’ve been saying all week to give Bloom the benefit of any doubts. Boston’s lack of big moves so far has me thinking something besides gas is brewing in Bean Town. Hoping I’m right. Otherwise this season could really stink.
I would love for the Yankees to get montas in particular (I assume Torres goes back to the A’s as part of the package ?). How many years of control do both pitchers have ?
I actually like the A’s uniforms but the name is boring and their time in Oakland is clearly over. So, what should they become?
A) Las Vegas Vipers
B) San Antonio Scorpions
‘Athletics’ is a classic name, bro!
The Athletics(A’s) have a long illustrious history history in MLB
in Philadelphia, Kansas City and Oakland.
Do Not change the team name even if they move…
I’ll compromise. They can keep the name IF they stay in California. Sacramento A’s or San Jose A’s (SF should stop blocking that territory). If they leave California then they need to change the name.
I suppose “Austin A’s” wouldn’t be horrible either but I’d have to see the uniforms.
The A’s name has been used in Philly, KC and Oaktown.
Voit’s salary is not really an issue. If the Yanks are willing to meet the A’s prospect price, they would surely take on Voit’s arb salary this year to get the deal over the finish line. Assuming $5.4MM for NYY is nothing if it helps you land a TORP. I’d also think that you could just as easily enter Gleyber Torres in the conversation too, as he and DJ LeMahieu now look like they would be rotated through the infield.
Looking at the infield there is no way my Yankees can play Torres now. Especially after making the team sour on him the last 2 years
Torres looked very good back at second and still makes relatively speaking, very little. Would love a second baseman with his upside.
Have you seen the young prospects with 5-6 years of control the A’s got in their other trades?
Why in the world would they want Voit and Gleyber?
I’m not saying that is the haul. I’m suggesting that Voit/Torres (with Yanks paying down the bulk of the contract) + prospects for Manaea and/or Montas is likely being discussed.
because most of the prospects aren’t ready for the bigs in ’22 … You have to find bridge talent to get you to those prospects.
Why the hell would the A’s NOT be interested in Gleyber is a better question…
Voit won’t put those Stats playing in the Oakland ballpark. Its not as Hitter-friendly as the new Yankees stadium.
Also, the A’s value Defense highly at First base, so not sure if Voit meets that Standard. From the games I have seen, he’s kind of a DH trying to play First Base. I just looked and Voit weights 255 Pounds?
Factor in his Salary and I don’t see a Fit, especially when the A’s are trying to shed Salary.
I could see the A’s being Interested in Trey Sweeney or Austin Wells.
Montas won’t come Cheap. He’s really good and has a low Salary.
While I agree he’s not what the As are after, I also think you wrong about his production at the plate being a result of Yankee Stadium. The park doesn’t play small for righties and he’s strong enough to hit them out of any park.
I never thought of Voit as a beneficiary of cheap home runs. But I understand if the A’s might not want to pay him.
Voit does not fit the profile of what the A’s want back in trades.
Frankie Montas for Jasson Dominguez, Luis Gil and Ken Waldichuk
They didn’t give up Dominguez for Olson. Why would they do it now ? Gil too ? That’s insane imo. Especially for what 1-2 years of montas ?
Yankees need to give up quality to get quality back or they will be shut out from the A’s trading bazaar.
I see Pereza, Pereira, and Vazquez
No Dominguez, no trade.
Says the goat
Obviously
Well, I just hope Mark Kotsay and his team of prospects have a fun season.
When the Rays hired Kevin Cash as manager they were pretty much in the same position that A’s are in today for Kotsay.
How’d that work out?
Oh, I don’t expect Kotsay to last longer than three seasons. I just liked him a lot as a player and will root for him as a manager.
The A’s under Beane don’t change the manager very often.
The A’s are like the Rays that way. Many under estimate them. They trade Veteran high salaried players for younger players and still manage to win 85- 90+ wins most seasons. It would not surprise me to see the A’s in the hunt again this year.
No chance this year but in 2 years…..
Why aren’t the Red Sox in on Montas and Manea especially it was revealed Chris Sale has a rib cage stress fracture and won’t be ready for start of Red Sox season. It will be weeks before Sale can start throwing again. Let’s go Chaim. You lost out on Seiya Suzuki too.
Every team that needs pitching will be calling Oakland…
They had better hurry.
Oakland seems to be taking the best competitive offer on the table
and not messing around about reconstructing their team rather quickly.
They’ll want Casas.
If the Sox sign Freeman, Casas is expendable. They still have Dalbec too.
How dare you inject common sense into this discussion sir. This is a FAN SITE!!!!!!
Only irrational comments please.
This rumor seems to be based on a single source–Fansided–that Heyman then acknowledged but didn’t confirm. Seems questionable beyond the logic that the Yankees have talked with the A’s at some point. Pretty much any of us here could have guessed that.
Oh boy – another Heymanism……
We were HEYMANED!
Shoulda known. The trade rumors you hear about are never the actual trades Cashman makes. Especially if Heyman is involved.
Oh it’s Heyman?
Yeah: next.
Rortvedt + Peraza + Abreu to the lovable Cubbies for Wilson Contreras + the proverbial lottery ticket.
As Joe notes, Cashman’s most interesting trades, like them or not, seem to fall out of the sky unexpectedly. Look no further back than the Donaldson/IKF-Sanchez/Urshela deal this week. No rumors. They just happen. That means I’m a little bit suspect when I hear about a potential big Yankee trade prior. It’s not always that way. Certainly the A’s are moving players, so it makes sense the Yankees have checked in, but…
Absolutely true….Cash keeps all close to the vest as far as intentions….Yankees fans….trust in Cash!
I trust that Cash will assemble a playoffs caliber team that just is not good enough to win a Championship. That has been his “MO” for the last 10+ years.
I’d love to see Nasty Nestor in the 5 spot in the rotation, he’s the kinda guy that throws off a hitters timing for a couple days IMO.
I think Nestor is very capable of being a mid-rotation starter or better, but he’s never pitched more than 115 innings in the minors or the majors, so someone who knows more about such things would have to tell me if he could handle a full-season workload in the rotation. I love to watch him pitch though. He’s a real thinking man on the mound.
They close comments on the NY/Judge CV shot article.
Let’s not trade the shortstop prospects after presumably trading for a shortstop as a short-stop between shortstops. Yankees post season weird, and it’s going to get weirder as the vaccine mandate issues come to roost
I find it a bit interesting the Braves aren’t in the mix for either of these pitchers. I guess the farm has been depleted, especially after the Olsen trade. But still…. We could use 1
I think they deal with the CWS because they need controllable players that can play now after their purge. I think a Vaughn and Burger package gets you Montas and Sheets, Burger + prospect gets you Manena. Immediately fills the departures of Olson and Chapman..
@msqboxer- all this burger talk is making me really hungry. Please stop.
Luke Voit is the exact type of player Oakland loves and whom would thrive in Oakland. I’d love to see the Yankees trade Voit or Voit and Torres or something for Manea and/or Montas and then have Oakland lock up both of them to extensions with their stock way down, but still securing their financial future and career earnings:
Gleyber Torres: 6 years/$37.5M guarantee w/ club options that could take it to 7 years/$49M
Luke Voit: 5 years/$37.5M guarantee that could take it to 6 years/$48M
Oakland always wants close to ML prospects. They also already have a very good 2B in Tony Kemp. Those numbers don’t make any sense from both Torres’ and Voit’s perspectives. They’re not pre-arb rookies.
Oakland is not looking for veteran, high priced “yard sale guys”
who will block younger players.
The Yankees have the prospects to make a deal work. It is a question of the scope. Will they have to give up something more for the A’s to take Voit back? His contract isn’t too bad for a team like the A’s but they are going to have to be enticed to take on payroll.
Cash and Billy can get a deal done for a pitcher. We’ve done this before. It becomes a matter of buyer beware, though.
I’m very concerned about this vaccine mandate in New York, and Aaron Judge in particular. Who else isn’t vaxed? This whole thing gives Toronto an advantage over the entire sport.
I’m beyond sick of the Kyrie Irving talk. Eric Adams is going to honor everything that Bill DeBlasio snuck into the NYC by-laws before he left office. So, now it can affect over 90 games for the Yankees and over 80 for the Mets. VP Randy Levine has a lot of political contacts, but Adams hasn’t budged on anything yet because he forced out first responders and teachers that he didn’t have to. I get it. Everybody get the jab. But, it isn’t that easy. As a result, 1400+ people lost their jobs. So, we’re gonna expect he gives a damn about baseball, much less an enigma who is an all-world basketball player.
George would give Judge a week to get jabbed, then trade him if he didn’t.
Campaign Donations speaks Volumes
You can never have enough pitching, but I hope they don’t trade Michael King. He looks like a strike throwing machine out of the bullpen.
I like Garcia (as a reliever) and Schmidt, but they’re never going to be given a proper chance as the Yankees are looking to win now and they rarely give young pitchers any rope. I would expect them to be used in any trade made with Oakland
I just read this on the Sports Illustrated site:
‘MLB insider Robert Murray of FanSided was first to report New York’s inquiry with the Athletics, calling Manaea and Montas “two of most coveted pitchers on the market.”‘
I confess my ignorance of Mr. Murray. Does anyone know what makes him an insider? Is he an Oakland beat writer?
The A’s do not want Luke Voit or any other veteran, more expensive players.
The A’s are looking for packages of highly rated young major league or almost major league ready players with big upside to form the core of their next contender.
Teams can forget gathering their rejects in a garage sale bin and offering them to the A’s for one of their valuable starting pitchers or relief guys.
It is not happening guys!
I have some great trade ideas to throw at my Yankee brothers and sistas of the World!
First off we need to get rid of one crap contract. Namely Hicks. Girardi needs a cf and they are not done building there team. Let’s say we give them Hicks who has 5 years at 50 mill and we take back Mickey Moniak who is a failed prospect but still has some upside snd can play cf. we also eat 10 million of Hicks contract.
Next we send Luke Voit with Higgy and 3-4 good prospects. Prospects such as Pitcher Deivi Garcia (#11), SS Alexander Vargas (#12), Infielder Oswaldo Cabrera (#16) and another solid arm.
Vargas has tremendous upside and is 2 years away but he is blocked by a few prospects. In return Oakland sends us catcher Ryan Murphy and one of there Pitcher’s Montas or Manea.
Lastly we need to address CF because Mickey Moniak, Florial, and Inciarte all may not be the answer. I have no issue going into season trying them out hoping it works because all 3 are athletic and bay left handed plus pkwy stellar defense. If they fail we then put a package together during the season for Ketel Marte.
The Rays do fine on these trades but don’t seem to fare well with their returns from the Yankees.
Yankees are in the #1 media market.
Many Yankees prospects are over hyped.
They are all going to the Hall of Fame before they
even play a game in the majors LOL!
Such a silly response as if in 2022 Mlb organizations don’t evaluate players themselves and just read the NY Daily News.