Pitching Help For The Yanks?
Posted by briesen on May 8th, 2012
Never too early to start talking Yankee trades. The Yanks were supposed to have great pitching depth this year, but Michael Pineda and Mariano Rivera are gone for the year, Phil Hughes is struggling and who knows what Andy Pettitte has left. Like every year the Yanks will be buyers at the deadline; who they can trade for will be based on who the sellers are and who’s out there.
The first guys they could look at are aging veterans whose contracts are up after the season like Tim Hudson, Gavin Floyd and Jake Peavy. All these guys would be very short term solutions who would really need to show something to be considered reliable again.
They could also look right in their own division at the man who’s pitching against them tonight, James Shields. There’s no way the Rays will be able to afford Shields after the season ends and he’s always pitched well against the Yankees. However, the Rays are tied for the best record in the AL right now so any big trade seems unlikely.
The best place to look would be the Brewers who may lose Shaun Marcum and/or Zack Greinke. It’s hard not to like Marcum more. The Yanks know him well from his time in Toronto and he’d be the cheaper option.
May 9th, 2012 at 8:54 am
What about Felix Hernandez? While his contract does not expire until 2014, I think he would be worth unloading the farm system for. He puts up ridiculous numbers year after year, besides his W-L because he plays on the Mariners. It is unlikely, but I think worth considering.
May 9th, 2012 at 9:09 am
Yea its just hard to imagine making another deal with Seattle after the Pineda one worked out so poorly