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The New York Yankees are speeding toward opening day season with at least two glaring problems, both in their infield.<\/p>\n

One is at second base, where Yankees general manager Brian Cashman never figured out how to replace Gleyber Torres,\u00a0who departed as a free agent\u00a0to the Detroit Tigers after the Yankees made no offer to keep him around.<\/p>\n

The other significant weakness comes at the hot corner. The Yankees have three players competing for the third base spot,\u00a0options that WFAN radio personality\u00a0Keith McPherson described on Tuesday as “mid, unknown, and washed.”<\/p>\n

Those three, in no particular order, are DJ LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera, and Oswald Peraza. But the Yankees have a fourth, and much better possible option at third base \u2014 but that option is a player they would need to made a trade to get. So far, according to Alexander Wilson of Empire Sports Media, the Yankees feel they have time to sit back and wait to make the deal.<\/p>\n

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – AUGUST 25: Nolan Arenado #28 of the St. Louis Cardinals looks on against the Minnesota Twins on August 25, 2024 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\u00a0<\/span>Brace Hemmelgarn\/Minnesota Twins\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The third baseman in question is Nolan Arenado of the St. Louis Cardinals,\u00a0a 10-time Gold Glove winner\u00a0at the position, over his 12-year career. Arenado has been at the center of trade rumors throughout the offseason, and in at least one case, it was more than a rumor.<\/p>\n

In December, the Cardinals reportedly\u00a0had a deal in place to ship\u00a0Arenado to the Houston Astros, but that was one place the Newport Beach, California, native did not want to go. Invoking the no-trade built into his\u00a0eight-year, $260 million\u00a0contract, the 33-year-old Arenado blocked the trade.<\/p>\n

Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak had been open about the team’s\u00a0desire to rid itself of Arenado’s contract to create more financial flexibility for St. Louis to rebuild. But the sticking point in working out an Arenado deal has been the percentage of the eight-time All-Star’s contract the Cardinals are willing to absorb.<\/p>\n

The two teams reported to be pursuing an Arenado deal were the Boston Red Sox and Yankees. But\u00a0with the signing\u00a0of Alex Bregman last week, the Red Sox appear to be out of the running. That leaves the Yankees who,\u00a0according to Mike Axisa\u00a0of\u00a0CBS\u00a0Sports, now “have all the leverage” in a trade for Arenado and are “just waiting for the Cardinals to blink.”<\/p>\n

Wilson speculated that Cashman may be waiting for the Cardinals to become so desperate they agree to take\u00a0pitcher Marcus Stroman\u00a0and the $18 million he is owed for 2025 off their hands.<\/p>\n

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