{"id":10019,"date":"2024-12-12T07:30:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T07:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10019"},"modified":"2024-12-12T07:30:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T07:30:45","slug":"breaking-yankees-should-target-kyle-tucker-trade-after-losing-juan-soto-amid-mlb-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10019","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees Should Target Kyle Tucker Trade After Losing Juan Soto amid MLB Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The sting of losing the Juan Soto sweepstakes\u2014to the crosstown New York Mets, no less\u2014could be felt by the New York Yankees for years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Still, they have to pretend as if they\u2019ve already processed the loss and moved on from the defection. The MLB offseason moves way too fast for franchises to progress through the five stages of grief.<\/p>\n

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The business of baseball is a cold world, but it\u2019s also one full of possibilities. New York should take advantage of that, especially since it suddenly has the chance to replace one 20-something superstar outfielder with another.<\/p>\n

The Houston Astros are reportedly \u201creceiving trade inquiries\u201d about Kyle Tucker, per The Athletic\u2019s Chandler Rome, and the Yankees \u201ccould be among the teams trying to acquire him,\u201d per MLB.com\u2019s Mark Feinsand.<\/p>\n

Tucker\u2019s stardom may not carry quite as much wattage as Soto\u2019s, but the former is still a full-fledged difference-maker when he\u2019s healthy. As Rome noted, Tucker\u2019s 20.9 wins above replacement since becoming a full-time player in 2020 ranks fourth among all outfielders behind only Soto, Mookie Betts and Yankees\u2019 star slugger Aaron Judge.<\/p>\n

A shin fracture wrecked the back half of Tucker\u2019s 2024 season, but he was so good before going down that he earned a third consecutive All-Star selection. Even with the time missed, he still managed to pile 23 homers, 11 steals and 105 combined runs and RBI into just 78 contests. He also posted new personal bests with a .408 on-base percentage and .585 slugging percentage.<\/p>\n

Those are elite marks, and he\u2019s an elite player. His career 162-game averages include 32 home runs, 24 stolen bases, 93 runs and 107 RBI with a .274\/.353\/.516 slash line, per Baseball-Reference.<\/p>\n

He is the caliber of player who, under normal circumstances, would be totally off limits in trade talks. These are not normal circumstances in Houston, though.<\/p>\n

The Astros are hovering near the first luxury tax threshold and have Alex Bregman in free agency now with Tucker and Framber Valdez headed there after next season. They need financial flexibility in the worst kind of way, and their farm system needs replenishing.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why general manager Dana Brown has said his club is in a position where it will \u201clisten on anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Yankees should take Brown up on his word. There may not be a great way to pivot away from Soto, but adding Tucker might be the closest thing to it.<\/p>\n

New York has a hole to fill in the outfield, or two if Jasson Dom\u00ednguez isn\u2019t ready for a full-time role in the majors just yet. The Yankees won\u2019t find a better option in free agency or trades than Tucker, who joined Soto as one of the 2023 season\u2019s Silver Slugger recipients in the outfield. Tucker was a Gold Glove winner the previous season, too.<\/p>\n

Tucker wouldn\u2019t come cheap in a trade, but he probably wouldn\u2019t require emptying the asset collection given his future uncertainty. And while the next cost of his contract will be steep, it won\u2019t feel that way when weighed against the 15-year, $765 million deal Soto just signed.<\/p>\n

While the Yankees surely would have preferred to push forward with Soto, there are still some really interesting paths to take as they get busy with Plan B. Adding Tucker is clearly the best consolation prize they will find.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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