{"id":31188,"date":"2025-03-07T03:30:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31188"},"modified":"2025-03-07T03:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:30:37","slug":"mlb-insiders-proposed-yankees-angels-trade-could-solve-multiple-issues-for-laa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31188","title":{"rendered":"MLB insider&#8217;s proposed Yankees-Angels trade could solve multiple issues for LAA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"New York Mets v Los Angeles Angels\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_45,w_4000,h_2250\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/43\/01jngy3654rx5zp8bvvt.jpg\" alt=\"New York Mets v Los Angeles Angels\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2250\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">New York Mets v Los Angeles Angels | Brandon Sloter\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">During a mid-game interview on Monday evening, Yankees manager Aaron Boone pretty plainly hinted that some third base business could still get done before Opening Day. Was he referencing something akin to this\u00a0proposed Angels swap, courtesy of MLB insider Joel Sherman\u00a0of the\u00a0<em>New York Post<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">If the arrival of Yo\u00e1n Moncada didn&#8217;t make infielder Luis Rengifo expendable from the Angels&#8217; perspective, than the emergence of Christian Moore (aka the New Nolan Schanuel) just might&#8217;ve. 2024&#8217;s first-round pick is turning heads at Angels camp, and given LAA&#8217;s innate need to rush their top prospects in order to salvage &#8230; whatever this is, there&#8217;s a chance the time is nigh for them to move Rengifo, a bat-first infielder who hit .300 with a 116 OPS+ last year (though the quality of contact\u00a0is &#8230; not what you want).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">This is Rengifo&#8217;s walk year, and he&#8217;s making just $5.95 million this season. 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Add in $2 million of Leiter&#8217;s salary, and it begins to make even more sense. Both Gomez and Peraza are out of MLB options, and must make their next team (whether it&#8217;s the Yankees or Angels) or be exposed to waivers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Can Rengifo handle third defensively? Do the Yankees have enough faith in their bullpen depth after losing Scott Effross, JT Brubaker, Jake Cousins and Clayton Beeter? Grisham might not be the most appealing fourth outfielder, but would the Yankees prefer &#8230; Oswaldo Cabrera? Everson Pereira is DH-only until midseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Trading for Rengifo solves one problem, but opens the door to many additional issues. Maybe Steinbrenner should&#8217;ve swapped Grisham&#8217;s money for something else entirely, then signed Jose Iglesias before the Padres could&#8217;ve, as Sherman also claimed this week that the Yankees should&#8217;ve considered themselves &#8220;fortunate&#8221; to have as a late-spring option.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Unfortunately, that option is gone, but Rengifo remains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Mets v Los Angeles Angels | Brandon Sloter\/GettyImages During a mid-game interview on Monday evening, Yankees manager Aaron Boone pretty plainly hinted that some third&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31188","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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