{"id":31152,"date":"2025-03-07T03:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31152"},"modified":"2025-03-07T03:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:15:17","slug":"breaking-yankees-may-have-forced-themselves-to-trade-top-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31152","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees May Have Forced Themselves to Trade Top Prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza-feature.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza-feature.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza-feature.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza-feature.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Oswald Peraza\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"462\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1426\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">New York Yankees third baseman Oswald Peraza<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Could the New York Yankees have put themselves in a situation where they have little choice but to trade a former top prospect?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Locked on Yankees podcast seems to think so.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On the March 6 episode<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, host Brian McKeon examined the \u201clegitimate chance\u201d of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">George Lombard Jr.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0sticking with the big league club after spring training. Despite being just 19 years old and not playing higher than High-A ball, Lombard has impressed with his offensive skills in the early part of spring training, batting .333 with a pair of home runs\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u201ctwo moonshots, by the way,\u201d McKeon stressed \u2013 and four RBIs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cHe\u2019s killing it in spring training right now,\u201d McKeon said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Rise of George Lombard Jr. Could Mean No Spot Left for Oswald Peraza<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5291675\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5291675 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=780,439 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=425,239 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=660,371 660w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=267,150 267w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=225,127 225w\" alt=\"Oswald Peraza\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5291675\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=780,439 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=425,239 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=660,371 660w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=267,150 267w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oswald-Peraza.jpg?resize=225,127 225w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5291675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>New York Yankees third baseman Oswald Peraza has struggled to get established at the Major League level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But McKeon noted that keeping Lombard Jr.\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">who was drafted as a shortstop with the 26<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0overall pick of the 2023 draft<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0but can play several infield positions \u2013 would likely be at the expense of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Oswald Peraza<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. And therein lies the dilemma.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A top-four prospect for the Yankees<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from 2020 to 2023,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Peraza has been unable to establish himself<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at the Major League level, even though he has made several trips up from the minor league system.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Peraza impressed during an 18-game MLB debut cameo in 2022<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, as he\u00a0slashed .306\/.404\/.429 and earned a spot on the ALCS roster. However, Peraza batted just .191 across 52 games in 2023, and he earned just 10 at-bats with the Yankees last year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With that brief, 4-game showing in 2024, New York used the last option it had on Peraza, which means if the Yankees keep him on the Major League roster, but later decide to send him down, he would have to clear waivers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAnd since he is a guy that that a lot of teams are trying to trade for, he\u2019s not going to clear waivers,\u201d McKeon surmised. \u201cThere\u2019s no chance that he\u2019ll clear waivers. He\u2019ll probably go to the first team that\u2019s able to claim him.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It would appear that the Yankees have painted themselves into a corner.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cBy the amount of times that you called up Peraza and sent him down, and called him up and sent him back down, and called him up and sent him back down, you\u2019ve created a problem for yourself now,\u201d McKeon said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Best Player Approach Means Yankees Might Keep Lombard Jr.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-youtube-com\"><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, McKeon said the Yankees shouldn\u2019t have a problem breaking camp with Lombard Jr. on their roster.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe Yankees have proven in the last few years, they will play the best players,\u201d he said, \u201cand they owe it to themselves, they owe it to the fan base, they owe it to the guys on this roster that made the World Series last year. You\u2019re a World Series Contender, you\u2019re the favorite of the American League, you\u2019re coming off a pennant last year. You have to be able to put the best player on the field out there, and if George Lombard Jr. currently is that player, then he has to play.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It would certainly\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">plug up a large hole in the lineup<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0if Lombard Jr. was able to play third base. In addition to Peraza\u2019s inconsistent play, veteran DJ LeMahieu has struggled with injuries and a decline in production, and Oswaldo Cabrera would be little more than a short-term answer.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Watching Lombard Jr. compete this spring, it\u2019s not difficult to get excited over the prospects of him lining up next to Anthony Volpe on the Yankees infield for many years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI was really impressed,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aaron Judge said of Lombard Jr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u201cSeeing him move over to third base, he\u2019s got a great arm. He was accurate. He was hitting every single guy in the chest. Smooth hands; Anthony Volpe is one of the best shortstops I\u2019ve ever seen, and you put [Lombard] right next to him at third base, it\u2019s pretty cool to see that on the left side of the infield.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty New York Yankees third baseman Oswald Peraza Could the New York Yankees have put themselves in a situation where they have little choice but to trade&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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