{"id":51865,"date":"2025-05-28T08:38:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T08:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51865"},"modified":"2025-05-28T08:38:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T08:38:55","slug":"yankees-aggressively-pushing-to-strike-mlb-trade-for-one-position-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51865","title":{"rendered":"Yankees \u2018Aggressively\u2019 Pushing to Strike MLB Trade for One Position: Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video 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\/05\/GettyImages-2214980828-e1748385021753.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2214980828-e1748385021753.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2214980828-e1748385021753.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2214980828-e1748385021753.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Aaron Boone\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"782\" data-dom-ready-time=\"931\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured-widget-area\">\n<div id=\"heavy_multi_stn_video_player_widget-4\" class=\"stn-player-cls stn-player-container\">\n<div data-stn-player=\"8efwxt1u\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0have had a solid start to the MLB season, but the club does not appear to be done making moves. New York is looking to upgrade one position in particular, at least according to the latest MLB trade rumors.<\/p>\n<p>USA Today\u2019s Bob Nightengale\u00a0reported that the Yankees are \u201caggressively\u201d trying to upgrade their hitting and are looking to land another third baseman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Yankees are aggressively searching for a right-handed bat, preferably a third baseman, while also looking for another starter,\u201d Nightengale wrote in a May 25, 2025, story titled, \u201cMLB\u2019s best comeback story? Jacob deGrom looks like the Cy Young winner he was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oswaldo Cabrera is primarily playing third base for the Yankees. Cabrera is\u00a0hitting .243\u00a0with 11 RBI and just one home run through his first 34 games this season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"c01cd9bdbb7e6c61243a9d555f4e19fc\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container_header \">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<p>The Yankees have until the MLB trade deadline on July 31 to strike a potential deal.<\/p>\n<h2>MLB Rumors: The Yankees Pushing to Trade for New Third Baseman<\/h2>\n<p>The obvious question for Yankees fans is who the team could pursue to add infield depth.\u00a0Nick Deeds of MLBTradeRumors.com\u00a0offered a few potential solutions for New York to explore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight-handed bats who can play the infield seem likely to be relatively few and far between on this offseason\u2019s market, however,\u201d Deeds detailed in a May 25, article titled, \u201cYankees Reportedly Interested In Right-Handed Bat, Rotation Help.\u201d \u201cPerhaps Otto Lopez of the Marlins, Lenyn Sosa of the White Sox, or Amed Rosario of the Nationals could make some sense, but there aren\u2019t a lot of obvious fits on clear sellers at the moment, especially if the Orioles aren\u2019t interested in trading controllable pieces within the division.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlenty of teams could still plausibly fall out of contention before the trade deadline, but with two months to go until then the Yankees will need to wait a lot longer if they\u2019re going to find an upgrade with a club like the Cardinals or Rangers that\u2019s currently on the bubble of contention.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>The Yankees Are Doing Just Fine Despite Losing Juan Soto to the Mets<\/h2>\n<p>The Yankees are far from a perfect team but are still one of the top World Series contenders, even without making a major trade. At 33-20, New York tops The Athletic\u2019s\u00a0power rankings\u00a0released on May 27.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, yes, it\u2019s almost clich\u00e9 at this point to turn a Power Ranking into a contrarian hot take, but it must be said: The real MVP of the Yankees is actually Aaron Judge,\u201d The Athletic\u2019s Tim Britton detailed. \u201cYou probably haven\u2019t noticed Judge\u2019s excellent under-the-radar stats, like his batting average near .400 and his league-leading total of home runs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has nearly 50 percent more wins above replacement (according to FanGraphs) than the next closest guy in the league, let alone on his team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New York garnered plenty of attention for missing out on re-signing Juan Soto this offseason. Yet, the Yankees are doing just fine despite losing Soto to their crosstown rival.<\/p>\n<p>It does not hurt that Soto has underwhelmed during his brief tenure with the New York Mets. Aaron Judge\u2019s play is also helping ease Yankees fans\u2019 pain with the star hitting a blistering .398.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0have had a solid start to the MLB season, but the club does not appear to be done making moves. 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