Yankees trade idea sees New York finally replace Anthony Volpe with $3.3 million 1.074 OPS star slugger
Getting this guy would help New York heat up after a nasty cold streak.
Yankees trade idea sees New York finally replace Anthony Volpe with $3. 3 million 1. 074 OPS star slugger originally appeared on The Sporting News .
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . After a hot start to the season, the New York Yankees just snapped a massive cold streak, with a win against the Los Angeles Angels after losing five in a row. Aside from Ben Rice and Giancarlo Stanton, no one is hitting well.
If they want to help jumpstart their team, getting another hot hitter could help. Sports Illustrated’s Ethen Hutton proposes that the Yankees do that by making a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates for their high-octane slugger, Oneil Cruz. MORE: Proposed blockbuster Mets trade sees New York land $100 million two-time All-Star slugger to create super outfield with Juan Soto, Luis Robert Jr.
The trade would look like this: Yankees get: SS/OF Oneil Cruz Pirates get: OF Jasson Dominguez, MLB No. 72 overall prospect RHP Carlos Lagrange, NYY No. 6 prospect OF Spencer Jones “The Yankees are in win-now mode coming off back-to-back postseason exits, falling to the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS last season.