MLB Trade Rumors | Simon Hampton: Entering the season with Aaron Hicks, Oswaldo Cabrera, and a bunch of current minor signings battling it out for the beginning left field gig doesn’t sound solely optimum. However, it’s beginning to turn out to be a extra seemingly possibility.
Hampton goes by means of the Yanks’ offseason precedence record in terms of left field, stating how Andrew Benintendi was the primary selection and so they have been “very involved” in commerce talks for Daulton Varsho earlier than he went to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Now, they discover themselves desirous about Bryan Reynolds however the Pittsburgh Pirates’ asking worth is sky-high. While the Yankees are desirous about Jurickson Profar, the actual fact Cabrera was strong in his rookie season makes giving the previous a multi-year deal not sufficient of a needle-mover based on Joel Sherman of the NY Post.
NJ Advance Media | Bob Klapisch: The Yankees are positively an improved workforce compared to the one which obtained swept within the American League Championship Series towards the Houston Astros, however Klapisch wonders if they’ve sufficient to lastly beat them.
He analyzes and compares each space, and whereas he offers a slight edge to the Yankees within the rotation, he considers the Astros superior on offense, bullpen, and within the supervisor departments.
MLB.com | Jonathan Mayo: Julio Rodríguez and Michael Harris II gained the Rookie of the Year awards in MLB in 2022. Who are the candidates to take dwelling the award in every league this season?
Mayo requested that query to a number of baseball individuals, from normal managers to farm administrators, from scouting administrators to analytics specialists. Five gamers have been named: the early-odds favourite Gunnar Henderson, Hunter Brown, Triston Casas, Josh Jung, and Yankees’ high prospect Anthony Volpe (who obtained six % of votes within the train).
Between Double-A and Triple-A, Volpe hit 21 dwelling runs and stole 50 bases with a wonderful triple slash line. He may see the Bronx in 2023 and is shaping up as a serious piece of the Yankees’ future.
Chris Kirschner ofThe Athletic lately prompt that the Yankees may neglect about exterior choices and let Cabrera, Hicks, Estevan Florial, Willie Calhoun, Billy McKinney and Rafael Ortega vie for the job. If they need to maintain on to their high prospects, it may very well be their most real looking manuever