{"id":38431,"date":"2025-04-04T07:34:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T07:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38431"},"modified":"2025-04-04T07:34:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T07:34:53","slug":"breaking-just-imagine-how-awesome-yankees-would-be-if-they-traded-for-kyle-tucker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38431","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Just imagine how awesome Yankees would be if they traded for Kyle Tucker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">They could&#8217;ve!<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<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=\"Chicago Cubs v Athletics\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/43\/01jqvmhtfy10jyah01fw.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs v Athletics\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2025\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Chicago Cubs v Athletics | Thearon W. Henderson\/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<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">When the New York Yankees lost Juan Soto\u00a0in free agency, everyone immediately pointed to Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker as the next best thing to replace the generational slugger. So when the Yankees were connected to him, fans got incredibly excited.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Tucker might not be\u00a0<em>better\u00a0<\/em>than Soto, but he&#8217;s a hitter of similar caliber, a better defender, and more athletic. The Astros were trying to trade the All-Star, too, because they saw the writing on the wall with his future contract in free agency after the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">In the end, the Yankees weren&#8217;t able to land him. Based on whatever report you believe, either the\u00a0Astros had no desire to help out the Yankees\u00a0(no matter how enticing the package was), or Brian Cashman blew it\u00a0by refusing to include pitcher Luis Gil in a potential deal.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">What&#8217;s done is done, but, man, it&#8217;s fun to imagine how awesome the Yankees would&#8217;ve been if they were able to add Tucker to their offseason haul. They could&#8217;ve made it work seamlessly, especially with all of the injuries that killed them in spring training.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Tucker, who&#8217;s now with the Cubs after Chicago made the blockbuster deal,\u00a0has homered in four straight games as of Wednesday\u00a0as he looks to put up an MVP-caliber campaign before free agency.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1907261059255120217&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fyanksgoyard.com%2Fjust-imagine-how-awesome-yankees-would-be-if-they-traded-for-kyle-tucker&amp;sessionId=00e36af1b706116c5a79448b172584585729fc5b&amp;siteScreenName=YanksGoYardFS&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1907261059255120217\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">What would Yankees lineup look like if they traded for Kyle Tucker?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">You want to talk about flexibility with the DH spot for the Yankees? They could&#8217;ve rotated an outfield of Tucker, Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Jasson Dominguez with relative ease. Bellinger could&#8217;ve played first base on some nights to give Paul Goldschmidt a breather, too. With Giancarlo Stanton on the shelf indefinitely, the Yankees wouldn&#8217;t have had to worry about spreading around enough reps.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Tucker&#8217;s also an elite defender, and given how the\u00a0Yankees haven&#8217;t entrusted Dominguez to finish out\u00a0games because of left field concerns, there would&#8217;ve been a much more reserved uproar if Tucker or Bellinger were moving from DH to the outfield later in games to address that concern instead of Trent Grisham, who is making $5 millon as a fourth outfielder.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Not to mention, Tucker hitting free agency after 2025 lines right up with the Yankees&#8217; preferences. 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