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Matt Linder
H5N1 picayune over a calendar week ago, the Yankees made a huge splash, trading for the reigning NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton. H5N1 few days later, the squad traded Chase Headley together with his $13M salary, along amongst Bryan Mitchell, to the Padres. In return, the Yankees received outfielder Jabari Blash, who volition probable never habiliment the pinstripes. With the organization’s clear goal of getting nether the $197M luxury taxation bound inwards 2018, the bargain is an obvious salary dump. Even after re-signing CC Sabathia for 1 twelvemonth together with $10M, Brian Cashman has nearly $20M to play amongst together with is nonetheless aggressively looking to add together a immature starting pitcher to the rotation. Although trading Headley provides the squad amongst to a greater extent than salary relief together with flexibility, it too leaves an opening at 3rd base. Let’s cause got a await at about potential players who could supersede Chase at the hot corner.
Since transcend prospect Miguel Andujar should last the team’s in-house 3rd base of operations selection yesteryear 2019 (at the latest), I am going to focus on players who the Yankees would non last contractually obligated to yesteryear this season.
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Yangervis Solarte is a actor who would tally perfectly amongst the squad inwards 2018. Yankee fans should last familiar amongst his mention since he genuinely played inwards the Bronx earlier beingness traded to the Padres for Chase Headley (ironic, I know). Solarte is non a corking player, but he would last a more-than-serviceable stopgap until Andujar is cook inwards 2019. Solarte hitting a career high eighteen habitation runs final season, piece playing his habitation games inwards an extremely pitcher friendly ball commons inwards San Diego. Although his ability numbers increased tremendously inwards 2017, his batting average together with OBP decreased. However, Solarte is a high contact hitter, which is something the Yankees lineup could use, together with he provides positional versatility. Also, he is a switch hitter; although improve from the left side. Solarte is a depression cost option; his cap hitting is slightly nether $4M. After the season, he has ii squad options, but the Yankees tin exactly purchase him out at the halt of the twelvemonth for $750K if they make upwardly one's heed to transition to Andujar inwards 2019. Considering that the Padres are rebuilding, he should non cost a transcend prospect, he has a depression strikeout charge per unit of measurement together with he is exclusively a 1 twelvemonth obligation, Solarte seems to last a skilful tally to supersede Headley.
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Oakland’s Jed Lowrie is about other selection to play the hot corner inwards 2018. Like Solarte, he is a switch hitter who is non a career 3rd basemen, but he has played at that spot throughout his career. Lowrie is coming off of an extremely productive flavor inwards which he reached base of operations inwards 36% of his at bats, piece too posting a career high inwards slugging percentage. He finished 2d inwards all of baseball game amongst 49 doubles final season. H5N1 transition from the spacious Oakland Coliseum to the friendlier confines of Yankee Stadium may plough about of those two-baggers into dingers. Lowrie volition last a complimentary agent at the halt of the flavor together with since the A’s seem to last rebuilding, he should last available for the Yankees to acquire. He would increment the team’s payroll yesteryear roughly $8M.
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Whether or non the Yankees brand a bargain amongst the Pirates for Gerrit Cole, they could target David Freese every bit Headley’s replacement. He had a strong 2017 flavor inwards which he hitting .268 amongst a stellar OBP of .368. Freese is a skilful defensive 3rd basemen amongst notable post-season experience for whatever that is worth. He does non render much ability at the plate, but the electrical current lineup is non inwards whatever postulate of additional pop. Freese is an inexpensive replacement, exclusively increasing the payroll yesteryear less than $4M. The Pirates’ 3rd baseman has a squad selection for the 2019 flavor together with tin last bought out for $500K. He does non block Miguel Andujar (or Manny Machado) from wearing pinstripes inwards 2019, but he would last a prissy veteran contributor this upcoming season.
I intend the Yankees volition endeavor to fill upwardly Chase Headley’s spot via merchandise rather than complimentary means since the marketplace seat for inexpensive infielders is extremely limited. Yunel Escobar could last a final resort since he had a prissy 2016 campaign, but he is coming off of an injury-plagued 2017 together with his defence forcefulness has declined over the yesteryear few years. Howie Kendrick would last a prissy fit, but I intend he volition instruct a multi-year bargain after his strong 2017 season. The Yankees may last willing to become ii years for Kendrick, using him every bit a super utility left field, 3rd base, 2d base, offset base of operations option. The squad could too select dorsum Todd Frazier. He is supposedly looking for a multi-year deal, but if he is willing to sign for 1 twelvemonth amongst an selection for a second, the Yankees mightiness consider it depending on the cost tag.
Chase Headley had a much-maligned Yankees career, but he had several memorable moments (walk off habitation run inwards his squad debut together with the stumbling double). He e'er played difficult together with represented the organisation positively. Good luck, Chase!
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