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Should the New York Yankees pursue a member of the crosstown rivals?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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With spring training underway for the\u00a0New York Yankees, the team still might be thinking about making some potential upgrades before the start of the year.<\/p>\n

It has been a strong offseason for the Yankees by addressing a lot of their needs either in free agency or on the trade market.<\/p>\n

However, despite being a contender already, they do have one glaring hole.<\/p>\n

Third base has been highly talked about for the Yankees, and for good reason.<\/p>\n

Currently, the two players with the best chance of starting on Opening Day at the position are DJ LeMahieu and Oswaldo Cabrera.<\/p>\n

Neither of these options is ideal, but ways to fix it at this point are rather limited.<\/p>\n

But perhaps another trade could solve their problems.<\/p>\n

Zachary D. Rymer of Bleacher Report\u00a0spoke about\u00a0New York Mets\u00a0third baseman Brett Baty being a potential option for New York to pursue prior to the season beginning.<\/p>\n

Due to the emergence of Mark Vientos in 2024, Baty has fallen out of favor with the Mets. The former first-round pick has had opportunities, but hasn\u2019t lived up to his potential just yet.<\/p>\n

In 2023, he got a good amount of playing time at third base. In 108 games, he slashed .212\/.275\/.323 with nine home runs and 34 RBI.<\/p>\n

With Pete Alonso coming back to play first base, the Mets will be able to keep Vientos at the hot corner for now, resulting in nowhere for Baty to play.<\/p>\n

Even though things might not have panned out for the talented youngster so far, he is just 25 years old and could certainly turn things around.<\/p>\n

For the Yankees, while Baty isn\u2019t currently an improvement on paper, he would at least be another option for them who also has upside.<\/p>\n

During his last stint in the minors in 2022, the left-handed slugger slashed .315\/.410\/.533 with 19 home runs and 60 RBI.<\/p>\n

Those stats in the minors made it easy to see why he was allowed to start in 2023.<\/p>\n

There is reason to believe Baty can become a good player in the Majors. Due to his struggles and diminishing value as a prospect, New York likely wouldn\u2019t have to give up much to acquire him.<\/p>\n

The Mets should be willing to entertain offers for him with third base being set for years to come with Vientos.<\/p>\n

Trades between the crosstown rivals aren\u2019t all that common, but Baty makes a lot of sense for the Yankees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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