{"id":13533,"date":"2024-12-23T05:18:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T05:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13533"},"modified":"2024-12-23T05:18:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T05:18:40","slug":"breaking-yankees-would-land-projected-154m-batting-champ-in-blockbuster-trade-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13533","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees Would Land Projected $154M Batting Champ in Blockbuster Trade Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-videoplayer hidden-print\">\n<div class=\"videocontent-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"videocontent\">\n<div id=\"tvplayer\" class=\"tvplayer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"social-share\">\n<div class=\"share-container-new\">The New York Yankees have adjusted to life without Juan Soto quite well. General manager Brian Cashman has acquired Max Fried, Devin Williams, Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt since losing the 26-year-old to the New York Mets. Will the Bombers&#8217; next target be San Diego Padres infielder Luis Arr\u00e1ez?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body v_text\">\n<p>Signing Goldschmidt\u00a0<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/mlb\/yankees-sign-former-mvp-125-million-contract-reports-2004640\">to a one-year, $12.5 million deal<\/a>\u00a0fills a hole at first base for the Yankees, but there&#8217;s more work to be done on the infield. Second baseman Gleyber Torres is a free agent and\u00a0<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/mlb\/yankees-predicted-cut-ties-20-million-longtime-star-infielder-2003675\">seems unlikely to return<\/a>\u00a0to the Bronx. Cashman&#8217;s options include acquiring a second baseman or finding someone to play third base (<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/mlb\/yankees-likely-sign-170-million-infielder-following-paul-goldschmidt-deal-2004714\">like Alex Bregman<\/a>) and shifting Jazz Chisholm Jr. to second base.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549894\/san-diego-padres-infielder-luis-arraez.webp?w=790&amp;f=8426bf13d8410c8550ee55d4114cd7b7 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549894\/san-diego-padres-infielder-luis-arraez.jpg?w=790&amp;f=8426bf13d8410c8550ee55d4114cd7b7 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549894\/san-diego-padres-infielder-luis-arraez.webp?w=900&amp;f=e1f347aecd1b97a79942563ca4b0c82b 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549894\/san-diego-padres-infielder-luis-arraez.jpg?w=900&amp;f=e1f347aecd1b97a79942563ca4b0c82b 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549894\/san-diego-padres-infielder-luis-arraez.webp?w=790&amp;f=8426bf13d8410c8550ee55d4114cd7b7 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549894\/san-diego-padres-infielder-luis-arraez.jpg?w=790&amp;f=8426bf13d8410c8550ee55d4114cd7b7 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549894\/san-diego-padres-infielder-luis-arraez.webp?w=450&amp;f=19ccd84bf59b0e6d5c61de7f14c638e1 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549894\/san-diego-padres-infielder-luis-arraez.jpg?w=450&amp;f=19ccd84bf59b0e6d5c61de7f14c638e1 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549894\/san-diego-padres-infielder-luis-arraez.webp?w=1200&amp;f=5e1ac16f147b007abddc90c82fa15899\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2549894\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2549894\/san-diego-padres-infielder-luis-arraez.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=5e1ac16f147b007abddc90c82fa15899\" alt=\"San Diego Padres infielder Luis Arr\u00e1ez\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">PHOENIX, ARIZONA &#8211; SEPTEMBER 29: Luis Arraez #4 of the San Diego Padres records his 200th hit of the season in the sixth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on September 29, 2024&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Matt Thomas\/San Diego Padres\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just Baseball&#8217;s Harrison Bruns named\u00a0the Yankees as one of the four best trade destinations for Arr\u00e1ez.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I particularly like the fit of Arr\u00e1ez in the Bronx because of what he can provide hitting in front of (Aaron) Judge,&#8221; Bruns wrote. &#8220;Last season, the Yankees had Soto to hit in front of Judge. That is going to be impossible to replace. However, a player who is always a threat to win the batting title is a good place to start.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Arr\u00e1ez is a two-time Silver Slugger winner who has won a batting title each of the last three years with three different teams. He hit .316 in 2022 with the Minnesota Twins before hitting .354 in 2023 with the Miami Marlins. The three-time All-Star split 2024 with the Marlins and Padres while hitting a combined .314.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s estimated to earn $13.7 million in 2025, his final year of arbitration.\u00a0Spotrac has pegged\u00a0his market value for a long-term deal at nine years and $154 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees have adjusted to life without Juan Soto quite well. 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