The New York Yankees is perhaps prepared to commerce one in all their greatest younger gamers, and we’re not speaking a few prospect.
If the Yankees are going to make splash earlier than the deadline, they’d need to accomplish that with out depleting the cream of their farm system. One of the best-case situation for New York could be to accumulate an affect participant with out having to surrender its greatest prospects, Spencer Jones amongst them.
To perform this, New York Put up’s Joel Sherman believes the Yankees are prepared to incorporate main league expertise in a deal, with gamers like Ben Rice and Jasson Domínguez factoring into the equation.
Sherman famous that Rice is attracting suitors resulting from his means to play catcher.
“One option to make a much bigger commerce and/or shield the farm system could be to make use of Rice in a deal fairly than strictly prospects,” Sherman wrote. “And Rice’s worth would develop if groups believed he may catch at a time when there may be scarcity of high quality at that place round MLB.”
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“Rice has performed simply 5 video games at catcher this season and began two,” Sherman continued. “However he was drafted as a catcher, caught 121 video games within the minors and any dialog with him on the topic will reveal that he doesn’t lack confidence as a catcher.”
Rice, a Massachusetts native, has hit 15 residence runs this yr to associate with a .791 OPS in 280 at-bats for the Yankees. Nonetheless simply 26 years previous, Rice debuted in Main League Baseball final June. Rice turned the primary rookie in Yankees historical past to hit three homers in a single recreation when he did so final season in opposition to the Boston Purple Sox on July 6.
With Austin Wells and J.C. Escarra forward of Rice at catcher on the Yankees depth chart, Rice may thrive as a catcher on a crew with extra alternatives for him to play the place. Rice is an intriguing bat whose upside and youth make him a precious commerce chip. Based mostly on Sherman’s reporting, don’t be stunned if Rice will get moved within the subsequent week.
