Yankees urged to block Dodgers from making blockbuster trade after latest injury news
The Yankees can't let this happen.
Yankees urged to block Dodgers from making blockbuster trade after latest injury news originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Playing as the best team in the American League, the New York Yankees have a lot to look forward to over the next few months if things go as planned.
Currently 24-11, there's a lot to like about what New York has done, though it's also fair to mention that this team still needs some more if it wants to win it all. In order for the Yankees to do that, the trade deadline and every day leading up to that will be just as important as any other year. The Yankees have proven over the past few seasons that they're willing to go all out at the deadline if they believe they have a chance to win, and this season won't be any different.
There will be some interesting names available, with them recently being linked to Tarik Skubal. It was recently proposed that the only team that can really stop the Los Angeles Dodgers from landing him, if the Detroit Tigers trade the left-hander, would be the Yankees. “The New York Yankees might be the league's only hope of making sure Skubal doesn't end up with the Dodgers.
They could package Luis Gil, Jasson Dominguez, and prospects together to send to the Tigers. The issue would be finding the money to re-sign him after the season, but the front office could look to go all in to win right now if Skubal is on the market. “Aaron Judge is still the best hitter in the league.