Yankees explore trade for Eugenio Suarez
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The Yankees have a blockbuster trade deal “on the table,” according to one of the team’s radio broadcasters.
The New York Yankees and New York Mets don't do a lot of dealing. But they actually line up pretty nicely to help one another before the MLB trade deadline, if they want. The Athletic's Jim Bowden explains in a new article Monday:
The Yankees have struggled recently despite strong offensive stats, and with rotation concerns mounting, Eduardo Rodriguez emerges as a potential trade target.
ESPN insiders Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel strongly suggest there’s a 90 percent chance Suarez gets traded before the deadline. He’s expendable even if the Diamondbacks do not have a fire sale.
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On Monday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic named one such pitcher the Yankees might have a shot at acquiring: Athletics fireballer Mason Miller. However, he also noted that the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers would be potential rivals in the bidding war.
We're clear of the All-Star break and the MLB Draft, and that means the next big date on the baseball calendar is the July 31 trade deadline. Speaking of which, each day leading up to the deadline brings us a fresh supply of deadline rumors,