{"id":25440,"date":"2025-02-12T07:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T07:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25440"},"modified":"2025-02-12T07:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T07:35:04","slug":"ticking-clock-yankees-stroman-arenado-trade-buzz-heats-up-before-tuesday-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25440","title":{"rendered":"TICKING CLOCK: Yankees\u2019 Stroman-Arenado Trade Buzz Heats Up Before Tuesday Deadline!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s not that the Yankees aren’t allowed to trade No. 6 starter Marcus Stroman after Feb. 11. It’s only that Tuesday marks the point where things are about to become even\u00a0more<\/em>\u00a0uncomfortable with every unresolved moment that passes.<\/p>\n

Stroman wiped his Instagram, turned himself into a horse, and\u00a0unfollowed the Yankees\u00a0long before the rest of the baseball world seemed to notice; the story went viral a week ago, but the action\u00a0occurred in mid-January. The right-hander was let down by the defense behind him last year, as Brian Cashman noted on YES Hot Stove last week, and would be a valuable depth starter if the Yankees opted to keep him (or were forced into it).<\/p>\n

It takes two to tango, though. Stroman may not want to sit out of the projected five-man rotation \u2014 scratch that, delete the “may” and replace it with a “does”. His actions speak louder than his silence here. Even Cashman spoke about letting him down in a telling past tense.<\/p>\n

While New York could keep him, they’ve gone above and beyond to telegraph their interest in doing the opposite. Stroman has been just as blatant in expressing his desire to leave. And today’s the day \u2014 Feb. 11, a sun-shining Tuesday \u2014 when the right-hander is supposed to report to Yankees camp. If forced to do so, along with the rest of the Yankees’ pitchers and catchers, he’ll likely do so unhappily, starting the season off on a sour note.<\/p>\n

Though the St. Louis Cardinals likely have a little more time to operate with, and a\u00a0Nolan Arenado trade\u00a0may not manifest itself until after\u00a0Alex Bregman has relented and chosen a team\u00a0… there may be no better time than the present for the two sides to reevaluate those old\u00a0“Stroman and a prospect for Arenado” talks that may or may not have happened\u00a0back in December.<\/p>\n

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