{"id":54305,"date":"2025-06-08T04:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T04:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54305"},"modified":"2025-06-08T04:05:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T04:05:42","slug":"yankees-trade-idea-lands-40-million-pitcher-to-fill-major-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54305","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Trade Idea Lands $40 Million Pitcher to Fill Major Need"},"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\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165158785-e1723296518695.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165158785-e1723296518695.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165158785-e1723296518695.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165158785-e1723296518695.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Zach Eflin\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"1714\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1745\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0are expected to find pitching help ahead of the MLB trade deadline, and could find some with a division rival.<\/p>\n<p>USA Today insider Bob Nightengale\u00a0reported in late May that the Yankees were expected to seek home help for their injury-struck starting rotation around the trade deadline, along with some other needs in their lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThe Yankees are aggressively searching for a right-handed bat, preferably a third baseman, while also looking for another starter,\u201d Nightengale wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees could have the opportunity to address their pitching need with the Baltimore Orioles, the struggling team that could be looking to unload a veteran starter.<\/p>\n<h2>Yankees Could Target Veteran Pitcher<\/h2>\n<p>The Athletic\u2019s Jim Bowden\u00a0predicted that the bottom-dwelling Orioles will be sellers at the trade deadline. The Orioles lost ace Corbin Burnes in free agency and watched their best starter, Grayson Rodriguez, head to the IL with elbow inflammation, Bowden wrote.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves the Orioles listening to trade offers on the other pieces in their rotation, Bowden predicted. That includes starter Zach Eflin \u2014 along with another potential target.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZach Eflin will be a free agent at season\u2019s end, so dealing the righty for prospects and then trying to re-sign him in the offseason probably makes sense,\u201d Bowden wrote. \u201cAlso, despite his poor start to the season, if Charlie Morton (6.20 ERA) can put together a string of good outings, he\u2019s another veteran who could be traded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eflin could be an effective addition to the back of the rotation for the Yankees, going 5-2 so far this season with a 4.47 ERA. Eflin is in the final season of his three-year, $40 million contract and could be a top trade piece for the Orioles.<\/p>\n<h2>Yankees Getting More Help Soon<\/h2>\n<p>The Yankees are already nearing another addition to their starting rotation, with reining AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil nearing his return to the rotation after suffering a high-grade lat strain in spring training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xrxnssmb9\">Gil is nearing the end of his stint on the IL and began throwing this week. Yankees manager Aaron Boone reported that it went well, putting him on track to return early this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_h23942eo6\">\u201cI heard [it was] good,\u201d Boone said,\u00a0via SI.com. \u201cAnother good step for Luis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_h23942eo6\">SI.com\u2019s Deliliah Bourque noted that Gil would likely start slow, which could raise the need for a player like Eflin to help fill the void. Gil\u2019s injury was severe and he will need to \u201ccompensate for all the training time he lost,\u201d Bourque added.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_h23942eo6\">Boone also cautioned that the recovery will take a long time, even if Gil is on a good track with his recovery efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_cfzroiikr\">\u201cIt\u2019s still going to be a while,\u201d Boone said. \u201cThe good news is he seems to be in a really good spot. He\u2019s responded from this whole rehab process really well. Every step, whether it\u2019s once he started throwing and once he started long tossing, now getting on the mound, it\u2019s gone really well. I know he\u2019s felt really good throughout it, so hopefully that\u2019s a good sign.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0are expected to find pitching help ahead of the MLB trade deadline, and could find some with a division rival. 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