{"id":32287,"date":"2025-03-11T09:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32287"},"modified":"2025-03-11T09:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:39:39","slug":"breaking-emergency-yankees-trade-pitch-would-replace-cole-save-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32287","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: \u2018Emergency\u2019 Yankees Trade Pitch Would Replace Cole, Save Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<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\/GettyImages-2182007121-e1741622605948.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\/GettyImages-2182007121-e1741622605948.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2182007121-e1741622605948.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2182007121-e1741622605948.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"New York Yankees, Dylan Cease, Gerrit Cole\" width=\"780\" height=\"441\" data-img-load-time=\"1051\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1231\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Gerrit Cole throwing a pitch<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The early signs of\u00a0Gerrit Cole\u2019s\u00a0elbow discomfort don\u2019t look ideal, with reporters suggesting it could require the right-hander to undergo Tommy John surgery. According to Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, \u201cthere is a lingering fear\u201d that the\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0could be without Cole for much of the year, putting them in a tough position in their starting rotation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCole underwent testing on his elbow after experiencing discomfort the day after his spring training outing Thursday. There is a lingering fear that the Yankees could be without Cole for a significant amount of time. His status may become clearer Monday, after a couple of days of Cole and the club gathering second opinions on his elbow,\u201d\u00a0Kirschner wrote.<\/p>\n<h2>Is Dylan Cease an Option?<\/h2>\n<p>Among the potential starters for the New York Yankees to pursue if Cole isn\u2019t ready to go or needs Tommy John,\u00a0Dylan Cease\u00a0should be at the top of the list.<\/p>\n<p>But for Cease, trading for him has pros and cons. The right-hander only has one more year left on his contract, and if the Yankees don\u2019t plan to re-sign him next winter, there\u2019s no reason to trade multiple prospects for him.<\/p>\n<p>Zach Pressnell of FanSided put together a package for the ace that would be a bit too much to move if the Yankees don\u2019t want to re-sign him. If they want to, this deal could be perfect.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees would send\u00a0Spencer Jones, Bryce Cunningham, and\u00a0Brock Selvidge\u00a0for Cease.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u201cJones, 23, has all the tools to be a superstar; he\u2019s big-league ready with big-league power. The Yankees have a loaded outfield as long as Jasson Dominguez pans out, so it might be tough for Jones to find playing time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u201cCunningham, 22, was the Yankees\u2019 second-round pick last season. He has the tools to be successful, but we haven\u2019t seen him prove it at the professional level. Selvidge, 22, has been dominant in his professional career, though he\u2019s slowly gotten hit a bit more as he\u2019s climbed the ladder of the Minor Leagues. He has a polished arsenal and solid command,\u201d\u00a0Pressnell wrote.<\/p>\n<h2>Is Cease Available?<\/h2>\n<p>The New York Yankees can want Cease all they want, but unless he becomes available, it doesn\u2019t mean much. Reports in the early stages of the offseason suggested he could be had, but according to Kirschner, he might not be dealt.<\/p>\n<p>If he is, it could require the Yankees to move \u201cat least two top-five prospects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCease will become a free agent at the end of the season, but the Padres want to compete, and they\u2019re already short on starting pitching depth. If the Padres do trade him, it would be costly for the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Yankees\u2019 farm system is no longer loaded after graduating a few players to the big leagues and recent trades, but prized shortstop prospect George Lombard Jr. would likely have to be in the deal for Cease or Alcantara. Both pitchers would likely require at least two top-five prospects,\u201d Kirschner wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In a win-now situation, it\u2019s always wise to try to land a star like Cease. However, for a potential rental, the Yankees need to be smart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Gerrit Cole throwing a pitch The early signs of\u00a0Gerrit Cole\u2019s\u00a0elbow discomfort don\u2019t look ideal, with reporters suggesting it could require the right-hander to undergo Tommy John&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32287","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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: \u2018Emergency\u2019 Yankees Trade Pitch Would Replace Cole, Save Season - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32287\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: \u2018Emergency\u2019 Yankees Trade Pitch Would Replace Cole, Save Season - 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