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BREAKING: Arte Moreno No Longer Selling Angels, Can They Afford To Keep Ohtani? W/ @Simonettisource @nyynewstv
In response to NJ article Yankees’ plan for left field ‘appears’ set
Mike Rosenstein Wrote
That’s all, folks.
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman appears to be done wheeling and dealing, at least for the time being.
According to NJ Advance Media’s Bob Klapisch, “MLB sources don’t anticipate any other major moves by the Yankees before spring training. For now it appears Aaron Hicks will be in left field.”
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The Yankees are still very much in play for Pirates Bryan Reynolds. Also Plan B, another player. (A much more bigger name.)
That player... Mike Trout
Sources told NYYNEWS.com about 2 weeks ago, that Trout talks have remained under wraps for the following reasons.
"Ownership is not trying to disrupt ticket sales and potential sale of The Angels."
It was also confirmed to us and reported on this website. That the only possible way that this could happen, is if. The Yankees get him for 25 to 27 Mil a season.
The obvious, The Yankees are "waiting" for either The Pirates or The Angels to make their move for LF.
If that were not the case, Max Kepler Or Profar would have been acquired a long time ago.
Meaning, The Yankees do not see Kepler nor Profar as major improvements over Hicks/Cabrera.
As the start of the 2023 MLB season approaches, rumors are swirling about potential moves by various teams. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that it would take a "Juan Soto-type package" for the Pittsburgh Pirates to consider trading All-Star outfielder Bryan Reynolds, who is under contract until 2026. The Los Angeles Dodgers are rumored to be interested in acquiring Reynolds, due in part to his $6.75 million salary, which would help the team stay under the Competitive Balance Tax threshold. The Dodgers also have a strong farm system that could potentially make them a viable option for the Pirates.
In addition to potential trades, there are still some free agents on the market who could bolster teams' rosters for the upcoming season. One player to watch is Jurickson Profar, a 29-year-old infielder/outfielder who has spent the past three seasons with the San Diego Padres. MLB.com mentions that Profar could be a part of the New York Yankees' plan to strengthen their left field options. Jim Bowden of The Athletic also notes that Profar is a "real possibility" for the Colorado Rockies, who are seeking a left-handed hitter to potentially serve as a leadoff hitter. The switch-hitting Profar could be a good fit for this role on a Rockies team that has been relatively quiet during the offseason.
One Hurdle that The Yankees need to address, if they decide to turn their attention to the free agent market again. Freeing up salary, they would have to do so if they somehow land Reynolds. It has been reported that the team Reynolds lands on, he would like to stay longterm. So keep in mind, Yankees are ready for that kind of investment.
Either move a player like Josh Donaldson, Aaron Hicks. Or get creative in other ways.
The Yankees want to stay below the $293M “Steve Cohen tax” threshold (they are at $290M.)
If they can't land Reynolds, the following targets require salary space to be freed. From Free Agent Market / Trade Market. From Lowest to Highest
Profar (Would Take Hicks Trade $)
Kepler (Would Take Hicks Trade $)
Trout (Would Take Donaldson Trade $)
Have no doubt, The Yankees are not starting The season how their current situation looks. The Yankees desperately need another "big bat." They prefer a LH bat in LF, but that could easily be fixed if they trade away a RH at another position and replace that position with a LH.
Crazy Angels News, What It Means For The Yankees. Rumor Update
Jon Heyman of The NY Post recently had this to say
The Yankees had a successful offseason, retaining key players like Anthony Rizzo and Aaron Judge and adding Carlos Rodon to their roster. However, they are unlikely to pursue remaining free agent left fielders Jurickson Profar, David Peralta, and Corey Dickerson due to their desire to stay below the $293 million "Steve Cohen tax" threshold. They are currently at $290 million in payroll and are open to giving Oswaldo Cabrera and Estevan Florial an opportunity to play. While the Yankees were interested in Andrew Benintendi, their interest was limited to a four-year deal. They also considered Michael Conforto, but ultimately decided not to pursue him due to the $36 million, two-year deal with a player option that he received from the Giants. It is noteworthy that the Giants ended up signing Conforto after questioning Carlos Correa's MRI exam.
This matches the intel NYYNEWS received about a player that could be The "Big Move" whom Michael Kay eluded to on his radio show. There's no way Yankees will not make a move for LF. Hicks, Nor Florial and so on. Are not going to be the Starting LF for The New York Yankees in 2023.
Look I'll say this, word of the possibility of having some dialog with said player and team. Was so big Michael Kay had trouble not showing his excitement. Again, not saying its gonna happen. But it's big and both parties been talking. https://t.co/firmlGktqU
For people panicking over Heymans article, all the Yankees need to do is move either a combo of Donaldson + Hicks or one of em. Which obviously they would of had to do anyways if their LF targets didn't sign elsewhere. So doesn't change anything, Yanks still trading for a LF
Yankees are still in play for every LF target.
The threshold puts the Yankees exactly where they want to be if they "attempt" to reel 🐟 in this player.
We were told, Yankees were having discussions about the said player. They would consider it, if they could get him for 25 or 27 mil a season. This was 4 days ago, you can imagine how far talks have gone.
If the "Big Move" was the play all along, get ready to see more smoke after New Years.
YANKEES ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MOVE DONALDSON OR HICKS.... OR BOTH
Some Fans Still Think The Angels Are Going To Pay Ohtani 500 Mil After Sale Of The Team, Here's The Harsh Reality. Angels Impending Salary Dumps (While Creating "Competitive" Team)
The Angels have been busy this off-season, many in the industry believe that the Angels are going to offload big contracts. Either this off-season or at 2023 trade deadline. While now, still assembling a "competitive" team. They have no shot at resigning Ohtani, they might just move him at the deadline. Leaving one out of two of their biggest draws on the team for most of the season.
Ohtani is a unique talent as a top-tier pitcher and hitter, and his signing fills a need in both the starting rotation and the batting order. At just 28 years old and with numerous accolades including an AL MVP, AL Rookie of the Year, Silver Slugger, and two All-Star appearances, he may be in line for the largest contract in baseball history. Jon Heyman of the New York Post spoke to multiple agents who speculated that Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani will earn a contract that exceeds his teammate Mike Trout's 12-year, $426.5 million deal when he becomes a free agent in 2023. One agent even predicted that Ohtani will be given the first $500 million contract in MLB history.
Arte Moreno is said to be having trouble selling The Angels. Rob Manfred even gave him a deadline to get it done. He has already passed that deadline.
Moreno is looking for a record sale of his team, over 2 billion dollars.
The question is WHEN, not if it gets done. The reasoning behind the stalling of The Angels being sold may mean many things. One reason being, they are currently busy discussing a trade or trades.
An MLB front office source (who will remain anonymous) but is a division rival of the Angels, has reported the following new information to NYYNEWS.
"With Moreno selling the
Angels, them having zero shot to resign Ohtani
and the Angles lack of ability to build anything
close to a contender, Trout is quietly trying to force
a trade. He's an East Coast kid that wants to be
closer to home, but he also wants a chance to win.
He has 3 teams he prefers, Phillies,
Yankees and Mets. No one is willing to take that
whole deal on with the back issues and there is a
problem getting insurance to cover the remaining
amount. It's a Stanton type situation and
I was told Trout prefers Philly. For whatever it's
worth..."
The New York Yankees are on the hunt for a new LF, you can almost cross Bryan Reynolds off the list. As The Pirates are holding teams hostage, the price to get him being high. (At least The Yankees) They want a top of the line pitching prospect, an area where The Yankees are weak.
On Thursday, Cashman was quoted in saying. He got a text from an opposing GM, a trade idea that would have to get approval from (Yankees) ownership. Are The Yankees about to take on money? (I do not believe he was texting with Pirates GM.)
The only other time I remember, Cashman sounding like this. Was in 2017, when The Yankees acquired Giancarlo Stanton from The Miami Marlins. Might be a coincidence, false alarm. But we'll wait and see. As another LF target is off the board, Michael Conforto.
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Mike Trout, Angels Future Sale, Lawsuits/Fines Mirrors Similar Scenario To 2017 Marlins
Arte Moreno, owner of the Angels, is currently in the process of selling the team, which he has owned since 2003. The sale is expected to be completed within the next few months and is expected to set a new record for the largest sale in North American professional sports history. Moreno is reportedly anticipating a significant financial return from the sale.
In November 2022, A lawsuit against the Los Angeles Angels, brought by the family of deceased pitcher Tyler Skaggs, will be allowed to proceed. Judge Glenn Salter of the Orange County Superior Court rejected the team's motion to dismiss and set the start date for a 20-day jury trial for October 2, 2023. Skaggs, who was 27 years old, was found dead in a hotel room in Southlake, Texas on July 1, 2019, the same day that the Angels were scheduled to begin a four-game road trip against the Texas Rangers. A toxic mix of alcohol, fentanyl, and oxycodone was found in Skaggs' system, according to the coroner's report. Skaggs' death has been linked to former Angels employee Eric Kay, who was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison last month after being convicted of distributing the drugs that contributed to Skaggs' death. Kay was accused of obtaining and distributing oxycodone pills to players at Angel Stadium between 2017 and 2019.
Arte Moreno has his hands full, if he decides to unload big contracts such as Trout. Before the sale of his team, The Angels. It would make it easier for him to find suitors and the dollar amount he's looking for. The Marlins were in a similar situation when their new owners took over the team.
In 2017, Jeffrey Loria sold the Miami Marlins to a group led by former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and New York businessman Bruce Sherman, with NBA legend Michael Jordan also serving as an investor. The sale, which was announced by Marlins president David Samson, was reportedly worth $1.2 billion, with Sherman serving as the "control person" and Jeter overseeing "the business and baseball sides of the organization" upon the completion of the deal.
That brings us back to Mike Trout
In March 2019, Mike Trout signed a 12 year / $426,500,000 contract with the Los Angeles Angels, including a $20,000,000 signing bonus, $426,500,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $35,541,667. In 2023, Trout will earn a base salary of $35,450,000, while carrying a total salary of $37,116,666.
The reason why this article is being written in the first place, it's almost the same scenario in 2017 that brought Giancarlo Stanton to The Bronx.
The insane contracts and money we've seen get tossed around this off-season. Trouts AAV and remainder of his contract doesn't look that bad. Doesn't look that bad to a team like The New York Yankees. Who are looking for a new LF and have the financial resources to take on a contract like Trout's.
NYYNEWS Felix says
Yankees are going to have to spend big money on another position player down the line right? Why not get it out of the way and get Trout off The Angels hands. You could be looking at paying him about 28 to 30 mil a season, have Angels eat up the rest. Essentially, bailing out future ownership of Angels. If the time to ever get Trout was possible, the timeframe is now. You get Donaldson off the payroll etc, very possible.
Here's an article I wrote back in the summer of 2017, about the possibility of Stanton being moved to The Yankees. Before anyone had it [Link]
Gerrit Cole was said to be The elusive "White Whale" for The Yankees. A player that The Yankees tried to obtain numerous times, but slipped away. The same could be said for Mike Trout, in my opinion. Who is much more of a bigger "White Whale" than Cole was to The Yankees.
The Yankees have been rumored in trade scenarios for Pirates Bryan Reynolds. Who is said to command a high price tag in-terms of prospects.
We all saw what it took to get Stanton, he didn't cost as much as it would to get Reynolds.
Hal Steinbrenner was quoted at Aaron Judge's press conference saying, "We’re not done yet." Could Mike Trout be the mysterious "Big Move" The Yankees make this off-season? It would certainly break The Internet.
Is Mike Trout to The Yankees a pipe dream? No, here are two players The Yankees would throw unlimited money to. Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout.
No. 25 overall, no more so than in 2009, when the Angels selected Mike Trout with that pick. That pick was famously lined up to be the Yankees’ selection and was given to the Angels as compensation for the Mark Teixeira signing.
Mike Trout is the perfect candidate to waive his no-trade clause to come to New York. As he grew up a Jeter fan, lives and is from New Jersey.
"Big Move" ...
Notes*
"At the other extreme is Angels center fielder Mike Trout, who could become quite the trade commodity if he ever decides he wants out. Trout, 31, has missed more than half the Angels’ games the past two seasons, so he would need to demonstrate a consistent pattern of health. But with eight years and $283.6 million left on his deal, Trout might be almost a bargain."
Angels News: MLB Insider Suggests Hypothetical Path to Mike Trout Trade. Would the Angels ever consider trading their superstar?
The San Diego Padres have made another key acquisition this off-season, signing utility player Matt Carpenter to a one-year, $12 million contract with a player option for 2024. According to MLB.com's AJ Cassavell and The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, the deal could be worth up to $21 million if Carpenter exercises his player option and reaches his performance incentives.
Carpenter, 37, is coming off a career-best season with the New York Yankees, where he hit .305 with 15 home runs in 47 games, finishing with an impressive 217 wRC+ and 2.3 fWAR. The three-time all-star has played in 1,376 career MLB games, spending the first 11 seasons of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Padres have been busy this off-season, adding players like Seth Lugo and Xander Bogaerts as they look to build on their NLCS finish from last season. Carpenter will provide valuable versatility and veteran leadership to a Padres team that is looking to make a deep playoff run in the coming year.
Rumor: Yankees Looking To Move Isiah Kiner-Falefa? Bryan Reynolds Now #1 Target For Yankees?
A player named to potentially be in a trade according to sources: Utility-man IsiahKiner-Falefa.
Sources: The Yankees prefer Benintendi to anyone on the market, but will likely not go 5 years. Max Kepler is after Benintendi in terms of preference. Would expect them to aggressively pursue him if Benintendi gets 5 years elsewhere. Bryan Reynolds is not an option at this time.
In response to NJ article Yankees’ plan for left field ‘appears’ set
Mike Rosenstein Wrote
That’s all, folks.
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman appears to be done wheeling and dealing, at least for the time being.
According to NJ Advance Media’s Bob Klapisch, “MLB sources don’t anticipate any other major moves by the Yankees before spring training. For now it appears Aaron Hicks will be in left field.”
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The Yankees are still very much in play for Pirates Bryan Reynolds. Also Plan B, another player. (A much more bigger name.)
That player... Mike Trout
Sources told NYYNEWS.com about 2 weeks ago, that Trout talks have remained under wraps for the following reasons.
"Ownership is not trying to disrupt ticket sales and potential sale of The Angels."
It was also confirmed to us and reported on this website. That the only possible way that this could happen, is if. The Yankees get him for 25 to 27 Mil a season.
The obvious, The Yankees are "waiting" for either The Pirates or The Angels to make their move for LF.
If that were not the case, Max Kepler Or Profar would have been acquired a long time ago.
Meaning, The Yankees do not see Kepler nor Profar as major improvements over Hicks/Cabrera.
As the start of the 2023 MLB season approaches, rumors are swirling about potential moves by various teams. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that it would take a "Juan Soto-type package" for the Pittsburgh Pirates to consider trading All-Star outfielder Bryan Reynolds, who is under contract until 2026. The Los Angeles Dodgers are rumored to be interested in acquiring Reynolds, due in part to his $6.75 million salary, which would help the team stay under the Competitive Balance Tax threshold. The Dodgers also have a strong farm system that could potentially make them a viable option for the Pirates.
In addition to potential trades, there are still some free agents on the market who could bolster teams' rosters for the upcoming season. One player to watch is Jurickson Profar, a 29-year-old infielder/outfielder who has spent the past three seasons with the San Diego Padres. MLB.com mentions that Profar could be a part of the New York Yankees' plan to strengthen their left field options. Jim Bowden of The Athletic also notes that Profar is a "real possibility" for the Colorado Rockies, who are seeking a left-handed hitter to potentially serve as a leadoff hitter. The switch-hitting Profar could be a good fit for this role on a Rockies team that has been relatively quiet during the offseason.
One Hurdle that The Yankees need to address, if they decide to turn their attention to the free agent market again. Freeing up salary, they would have to do so if they somehow land Reynolds. It has been reported that the team Reynolds lands on, he would like to stay longterm. So keep in mind, Yankees are ready for that kind of investment.
Either move a player like Josh Donaldson, Aaron Hicks. Or get creative in other ways.
The Yankees want to stay below the $293M “Steve Cohen tax” threshold (they are at $290M.)
If they can't land Reynolds, the following targets require salary space to be freed. From Free Agent Market / Trade Market. From Lowest to Highest
Profar (Would Take Hicks Trade $)
Kepler (Would Take Hicks Trade $)
Trout (Would Take Donaldson Trade $)
Have no doubt, The Yankees are not starting The season how their current situation looks. The Yankees desperately need another "big bat." They prefer a LH bat in LF, but that could easily be fixed if they trade away a RH at another position and replace that position with a LH.
Jon Heyman of The NY Post recently had this to say
The Yankees had a successful offseason, retaining key players like Anthony Rizzo and Aaron Judge and adding Carlos Rodon to their roster. However, they are unlikely to pursue remaining free agent left fielders Jurickson Profar, David Peralta, and Corey Dickerson due to their desire to stay below the $293 million "Steve Cohen tax" threshold. They are currently at $290 million in payroll and are open to giving Oswaldo Cabrera and Estevan Florial an opportunity to play. While the Yankees were interested in Andrew Benintendi, their interest was limited to a four-year deal. They also considered Michael Conforto, but ultimately decided not to pursue him due to the $36 million, two-year deal with a player option that he received from the Giants. It is noteworthy that the Giants ended up signing Conforto after questioning Carlos Correa's MRI exam.
This matches the intel NYYNEWS received about a player that could be The "Big Move" whom Michael Kay eluded to on his radio show. There's no way Yankees will not make a move for LF. Hicks, Nor Florial and so on. Are not going to be the Starting LF for The New York Yankees in 2023.
Look I'll say this, word of the possibility of having some dialog with said player and team. Was so big Michael Kay had trouble not showing his excitement. Again, not saying its gonna happen. But it's big and both parties been talking. https://t.co/firmlGktqU
For people panicking over Heymans article, all the Yankees need to do is move either a combo of Donaldson + Hicks or one of em. Which obviously they would of had to do anyways if their LF targets didn't sign elsewhere. So doesn't change anything, Yanks still trading for a LF
Yankees are still in play for every LF target.
The threshold puts the Yankees exactly where they want to be if they "attempt" to reel 🐟 in this player.
We were told, Yankees were having discussions about the said player. They would consider it, if they could get him for 25 or 27 mil a season. This was 4 days ago, you can imagine how far talks have gone.
If the "Big Move" was the play all along, get ready to see more smoke after New Years.
YANKEES ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MOVE DONALDSON OR HICKS.... OR BOTH
The Angels have been busy this off-season, many in the industry believe that the Angels are going to offload big contracts. Either this off-season or at 2023 trade deadline. While now, still assembling a "competitive" team. They have no shot at resigning Ohtani, they might just move him at the deadline. Leaving one out of two of their biggest draws on the team for most of the season.
Ohtani is a unique talent as a top-tier pitcher and hitter, and his signing fills a need in both the starting rotation and the batting order. At just 28 years old and with numerous accolades including an AL MVP, AL Rookie of the Year, Silver Slugger, and two All-Star appearances, he may be in line for the largest contract in baseball history. Jon Heyman of the New York Post spoke to multiple agents who speculated that Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani will earn a contract that exceeds his teammate Mike Trout's 12-year, $426.5 million deal when he becomes a free agent in 2023. One agent even predicted that Ohtani will be given the first $500 million contract in MLB history.
Arte Moreno is said to be having trouble selling The Angels. Rob Manfred even gave him a deadline to get it done. He has already passed that deadline.
Moreno is looking for a record sale of his team, over 2 billion dollars.
The question is WHEN, not if it gets done. The reasoning behind the stalling of The Angels being sold may mean many things. One reason being, they are currently busy discussing a trade or trades.
An MLB front office source (who will remain anonymous) but is a division rival of the Angels, has reported the following new information to NYYNEWS.
"With Moreno selling the
Angels, them having zero shot to resign Ohtani
and the Angles lack of ability to build anything
close to a contender, Trout is quietly trying to force
a trade. He's an East Coast kid that wants to be
closer to home, but he also wants a chance to win.
He has 3 teams he prefers, Phillies,
Yankees and Mets. No one is willing to take that
whole deal on with the back issues and there is a
problem getting insurance to cover the remaining
amount. It's a Stanton type situation and
I was told Trout prefers Philly. For whatever it's
worth..."
The New York Yankees are on the hunt for a new LF, you can almost cross Bryan Reynolds off the list. As The Pirates are holding teams hostage, the price to get him being high. (At least The Yankees) They want a top of the line pitching prospect, an area where The Yankees are weak.
On Thursday, Cashman was quoted in saying. He got a text from an opposing GM, a trade idea that would have to get approval from (Yankees) ownership. Are The Yankees about to take on money? (I do not believe he was texting with Pirates GM.)
The only other time I remember, Cashman sounding like this. Was in 2017, when The Yankees acquired Giancarlo Stanton from The Miami Marlins. Might be a coincidence, false alarm. But we'll wait and see. As another LF target is off the board, Michael Conforto.
Arte Moreno, owner of the Angels, is currently in the process of selling the team, which he has owned since 2003. The sale is expected to be completed within the next few months and is expected to set a new record for the largest sale in North American professional sports history. Moreno is reportedly anticipating a significant financial return from the sale.
In November 2022, A lawsuit against the Los Angeles Angels, brought by the family of deceased pitcher Tyler Skaggs, will be allowed to proceed. Judge Glenn Salter of the Orange County Superior Court rejected the team's motion to dismiss and set the start date for a 20-day jury trial for October 2, 2023. Skaggs, who was 27 years old, was found dead in a hotel room in Southlake, Texas on July 1, 2019, the same day that the Angels were scheduled to begin a four-game road trip against the Texas Rangers. A toxic mix of alcohol, fentanyl, and oxycodone was found in Skaggs' system, according to the coroner's report. Skaggs' death has been linked to former Angels employee Eric Kay, who was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison last month after being convicted of distributing the drugs that contributed to Skaggs' death. Kay was accused of obtaining and distributing oxycodone pills to players at Angel Stadium between 2017 and 2019.
Arte Moreno has his hands full, if he decides to unload big contracts such as Trout. Before the sale of his team, The Angels. It would make it easier for him to find suitors and the dollar amount he's looking for. The Marlins were in a similar situation when their new owners took over the team.
In 2017, Jeffrey Loria sold the Miami Marlins to a group led by former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and New York businessman Bruce Sherman, with NBA legend Michael Jordan also serving as an investor. The sale, which was announced by Marlins president David Samson, was reportedly worth $1.2 billion, with Sherman serving as the "control person" and Jeter overseeing "the business and baseball sides of the organization" upon the completion of the deal.
That brings us back to Mike Trout
In March 2019, Mike Trout signed a 12 year / $426,500,000 contract with the Los Angeles Angels, including a $20,000,000 signing bonus, $426,500,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $35,541,667. In 2023, Trout will earn a base salary of $35,450,000, while carrying a total salary of $37,116,666.
The reason why this article is being written in the first place, it's almost the same scenario in 2017 that brought Giancarlo Stanton to The Bronx.
The insane contracts and money we've seen get tossed around this off-season. Trouts AAV and remainder of his contract doesn't look that bad. Doesn't look that bad to a team like The New York Yankees. Who are looking for a new LF and have the financial resources to take on a contract like Trout's.
NYYNEWS Felix says
Yankees are going to have to spend big money on another position player down the line right? Why not get it out of the way and get Trout off The Angels hands. You could be looking at paying him about 28 to 30 mil a season, have Angels eat up the rest. Essentially, bailing out future ownership of Angels. If the time to ever get Trout was possible, the timeframe is now. You get Donaldson off the payroll etc, very possible.
Here's an article I wrote back in the summer of 2017, about the possibility of Stanton being moved to The Yankees. Before anyone had it [Link]
Gerrit Cole was said to be The elusive "White Whale" for The Yankees. A player that The Yankees tried to obtain numerous times, but slipped away. The same could be said for Mike Trout, in my opinion. Who is much more of a bigger "White Whale" than Cole was to The Yankees.
The Yankees have been rumored in trade scenarios for Pirates Bryan Reynolds. Who is said to command a high price tag in-terms of prospects.
We all saw what it took to get Stanton, he didn't cost as much as it would to get Reynolds.
Hal Steinbrenner was quoted at Aaron Judge's press conference saying, "We’re not done yet." Could Mike Trout be the mysterious "Big Move" The Yankees make this off-season? It would certainly break The Internet.
Is Mike Trout to The Yankees a pipe dream? No, here are two players The Yankees would throw unlimited money to. Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout.
No. 25 overall, no more so than in 2009, when the Angels selected Mike Trout with that pick. That pick was famously lined up to be the Yankees’ selection and was given to the Angels as compensation for the Mark Teixeira signing.
Mike Trout is the perfect candidate to waive his no-trade clause to come to New York. As he grew up a Jeter fan, lives and is from New Jersey.
"Big Move" ...
Notes*
"At the other extreme is Angels center fielder Mike Trout, who could become quite the trade commodity if he ever decides he wants out. Trout, 31, has missed more than half the Angels’ games the past two seasons, so he would need to demonstrate a consistent pattern of health. But with eight years and $283.6 million left on his deal, Trout might be almost a bargain."
Angels News: MLB Insider Suggests Hypothetical Path to Mike Trout Trade. Would the Angels ever consider trading their superstar?
The San Diego Padres have made another key acquisition this off-season, signing utility player Matt Carpenter to a one-year, $12 million contract with a player option for 2024. According to MLB.com's AJ Cassavell and The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, the deal could be worth up to $21 million if Carpenter exercises his player option and reaches his performance incentives.
Carpenter, 37, is coming off a career-best season with the New York Yankees, where he hit .305 with 15 home runs in 47 games, finishing with an impressive 217 wRC+ and 2.3 fWAR. The three-time all-star has played in 1,376 career MLB games, spending the first 11 seasons of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Padres have been busy this off-season, adding players like Seth Lugo and Xander Bogaerts as they look to build on their NLCS finish from last season. Carpenter will provide valuable versatility and veteran leadership to a Padres team that is looking to make a deep playoff run in the coming year.
A player named to potentially be in a trade according to sources: Utility-man IsiahKiner-Falefa.
Sources: The Yankees prefer Benintendi to anyone on the market, but will likely not go 5 years. Max Kepler is after Benintendi in terms of preference. Would expect them to aggressively pursue him if Benintendi gets 5 years elsewhere. Bryan Reynolds is not an option at this time.
The Angels have been busy this off-season, many in the industry believe that the Angels are going to offload big contracts. Either this off-season or at 2023 trade deadline. While now, still assembling a "competitive" team. They have no shot at resigning Ohtani, they might just move him at the deadline. Leaving one out of two of their biggest draws on the team for most of the season.
Arte Moreno, owner of the Angels, is currently in the process of selling the team, which he has owned since 2003. The sale is expected to be completed within the next few months and is expected to set a new record for the largest sale in North American professional sports history. Moreno is reportedly anticipating a significant financial return from the sale.
