The New York Yankees aren’t just looking to add to the organization this offseason.
New York has been the most active team in baseball since losing Juan Soto to the cross-town rival New York Mets. The Yankees have added four All-Stars in Devin Williams, Max Fried, Cody Bellinger, and Paul Goldschmidt.
It certainly seems like the Yankees aren’t done adding, too. But, the Yankees also will end up cutting ties with some current members of the organization. One player the team reportedly would like to trade is two-time All-Star Marcus Stroman, according to The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner.
“If the Yankees were to land (Rōki Sasaki), it would not mean they’d have to trade away two pitchers,” Kirschner said. “They would like to trade Stroman to get out of his contract, but that’s a separate matter outside of Sasaki. It would be likelier that the Yankees held on to both (Luis Gil) and (Clarke Schmidt) and brought Sasaki along slowly.”
This isn’t too shocking. The Yankees reportedly tried to trade Stroman to the St. Louis Cardinals in a package for Nolan Arenado but were shut down. Stroman signed a two-year, $37 million deal with the Yankees and logged a 4.31 ERA last year in 30 appearances.
He didn’t have as much success as the team likely hoped he’d have and he’s due to make over $18 million in 2025. Don’t be shocked if more chatter about a possible move picks up.