{"id":32424,"date":"2025-03-12T03:25:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32424"},"modified":"2025-03-12T03:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:25:37","slug":"breaking-yankees-proposal-reunites-with-2-75-era-starter-to-replace-cole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32424","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees Proposal Reunites With 2.75 ERA Starter to Replace Cole"},"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-2181079936-e1741738423715.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-2181079936-e1741738423715.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2181079936-e1741738423715.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2181079936-e1741738423715.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"New York Yankees, Gerrit Cole, Michael King\" width=\"780\" height=\"441\" data-img-load-time=\"923\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1045\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Gerrit Cole throwing a pitch<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0need rotation help, and they need it now. Losing\u00a0Gerrit Cole\u00a0is a devastating blow for a Yankees team with World Series hopes. When on the bump, Cole is one of the best in the game, and would\u2019ve been a significant piece to the Yankees\u2019 pursuit of a World Series.<\/p>\n<p>If the Yankees want to replace him, trading for a starter should be the plan. Matt Johnson of Sportsnaut put together a few trade replacements, pitching the idea of landing former Yankees pitcher\u00a0Michael King.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRounding out our list of Yankees trade targets is another pitcher the organization knows very well. Michael King was a key piece in the Juan Soto trade last year and he pitched brilliantly for the San Diego Padres. He set a career-high in innings pitched (173.2), finishing seventh in NL CY Young Award voting thanks to a 2.95 ERA and 1.19 WHIP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York knows he can pitch in Yankee Stadium \u2013 2.60 ERA and 0.8 HR\/9 from 2020-\u201923 \u2013 and he proved last season he can be a full-time starter. Furthermore, unlike Dylan Cease, there\u2019s a shot at keeping him next season ($15 million mutual option). However, San Diego is reportedly even more inclined to keep him versus Cease, so acquiring him would prove costly to the farm system,\u201d\u00a0Johnson wrote.<\/p>\n<h2>Would King Be the Best Option?<\/h2>\n<p>King has excellent stuff; the New York Yankees know that better than anyone. In 2023, he posted a 2.75 ERA for the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>With the\u00a0San Diego Padres\u00a0last season, joining the team after the Yankees traded him and more for\u00a0Juan Soto, the New York native posted a 2.95 ERA in 30 starts.<\/p>\n<p>However, for the Yankees to add him, the Padres need to be willing to move on from him. There were rumors that they could look to trade the ace, but the latest report doesn\u2019t sound too good for the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeams have continued calling on Cease and King, but the Padres don\u2019t want to weaken what they believe is a rotation strong enough to sustain them through the season and in postseason series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSources inside the organization and around the league have said since before spring training began that King is virtually assured of staying. The Padres have not ruled out a trade of Cease. But sources familiar with their internal deliberations say it would happen only if it makes the Padres significantly better in at least one of the three spots at which they appear to have deficiencies offensively \u2014 designated hitter, catcher and left field,\u201d\u00a0Kevin Acee of the San Diego Tribune wrote.<\/p>\n<h2>Yankees Will \u2018Explore\u2019 Arms<\/h2>\n<p>The New York Yankees have to feel confident in their team if they added another arm. Sure, King might not be as talented as Cole if they were to land him, or anyone else for that matter, but the pieces are there to, at the very least, win the American League East.<\/p>\n<p>All the Yankees need is a chance to compete for a pennant, and they need to understand that.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0Erik Boland of News Day,\u00a0Brian Cashman said the Yankees will \u201cexplore\u201d the market, a good sign as they look to find another starter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gerrit Cole throwing a pitch The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0need rotation help, and they need it now. 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