Yankees WANT TO TRADE For William Contreras? (Yankees News 2026)

William Contreras to the New York Yankees. How does that sound? World Series MVP. World Series champion. William Contreras to the New York Yankees. Let me know what you guys think down in the comments. Now, the reason why I bring that up, it's not because, oh, I'm pulling it out of my you-know-what. Contreras himself went on Ronald Acuna's podcast, and he mentioned that the Yankees have tried to trade for him in the past. Nothing came of it, obviously. They have tried to trade for him. Now, he also mentioned that there were two teams that he would not sign with, the Mets and the Yankees. And the reason for that is because of taxes. So I'm like, all right, whatever. You could be influenced, especially if they trade for you and you like it here, if the Yankees offer you a deal that you can't refuse. I'm not sure if this day and age that the Yankees would do that for him. Anyway, I digress. Acuna in that podcast also brought up the Yankees a lot. I almost feel like, does he want to come here? Listen, Acuna, fabulous baseball player. One of the most talented baseball players in the league. If he's healthy, sure. Love him. I think he's better than Juan Soto when healthy. So if you could get Acuna, go get Acuna. You can't guarantee that you're going to be healthy, and no one can guarantee that. I might have to say, maybe not. But Acuna, awesome baseball player. Awesome. Going back to Contreras, this season with Milwaukee, I mean, obviously, World Series champ, World Series MVP, he hit the bananas out of the baseball this past postseason, played a really great defense. Contreras hit .270 for Milwaukee, 18 home runs, drove in 94. He drove in 94 runs, had a .341 on base, which is lower than his career average. His slug is also lower and his OPS is also lower. So really, this was a down year offensively for Contreras, but he would have had the highest batting average in the Yankee lineup. He drove in 94 runs, a 758 OPS. I think he would have had, I think, the third highest OPS on the team. Slugged .417, has one year left. And as I said earlier, he mentioned that the Yankees and the Mets are two of the teams that he probably wouldn't sign with. So that being said, fabulous, really good baseball player. I would really like to have him. And he also said in that same interview, never say never, specifically when it came to the Yankees. So, okay, maybe he, you know, has that door open still. And you might be asking Joe, first off, why would Milwaukee want to trade Contreras away, especially after winning a World Series? Well, I'll tell you why. The reason why they would want to trade Contreras away, He's got a one-year deal, and if they don't want to pay him... Got to get something for him. In the past, they haven't been shy of doing that. Trading away Corbin Burns, Devin Williams, just to name a couple. When a guy, when his deal is coming up, they're not afraid to move on from that player and get some value for that player. Now, what would the Yankees have to move? Well, according to baseball trade values and take it for what it's worth, this website just gives you a projection. It gives you an idea on what a trade would take to go get somebody. Do you move Clark Schmidt to Milwaukee if that's what gets it done? Probably you would have to move Clark Schmidt and a prospect. Clarke Schmidt, though, struggles to stay healthy. Once again, Elmer Rodriguez, you move Elmer? I guess you could. Do you move Elmer and maybe a prospect? I guess you could. Maybe if you want to send them a catcher in JC Escarra, go for it. Could that get it done? If Milwaukee fans are probably laughing at this right now. Let's take a look. They're probably laughing at this idea. Apparently, it's an overpay by the Yankees. So maybe his value has to get updated. Probably. Because the guy was nails in the postseason. He was fantastic. Fantastic. I would love to have that kind of player on this team. So would you. But he's got one year left. You might not re-sign him. Maybe this package gets it done. Maybe for some of you, Elmer, that's too rich. What the Yankees have to do. You got to go out and get guys who can play. You got to go out and get guys who can put the bat in the ball and produce. 94 runs batted in. 94 runs batted in with 18 home runs. He just drives dudes in. 27 doubles. 94 strikeouts, by the way. So he doesn't strike out as much as some other players. Now, what would you do with Austin Wells? He's your backup. If you're able to get Contreras without trading Austin Wells away, Wells would be your backup. Because Contreras hits righties fine and lefties fine. The splits, I mean, they're basically even. 270 against righties, 272 against lefties, 760 OPS against lefties, 756 OPS against righties. It's the same. Seems that way anyway. But also, too, in Milwaukee, he had a 796 OPS away, 720 OPS. And his second half had a 782 OPS in the second half of the season. Austin Wells outperformed him. His second half, at least OPS-wise, outperformed Contreras' OPS, by the way. Contreras, right-handed hitting catcher. If you're the New York Yankees and you could get him for a good deal, D-try. I'm not sure. Like, me, personally, I'm going back and forth on it. I want him because he's a good baseball player. He's a productive baseball player. That's why I want him. But if you're just going to get him for him to leave, that's where, of course, I draw the line. I don't want to get a guy who's just going to leave, and he's basically telling you, hey, there's a couple places I wouldn't sign. It would be New York for his own personal reasons, and it has nothing to do with not liking the Yankees or the Mets. It's just taxes. Interesting stuff, man. Interesting that a player would actually say that, though, and think it wouldn't circulate. Interesting that a player would say, oh, yeah, I wouldn't sign there. You can't say that. Vladimir Guerrero said that about his son. He was like, listen, you don't, because you never know what a team's going to offer you. The Yankees could, especially if they had interest in Contreras in the past, the Yankees could offer him the... The richest contract that he could get offered. Potentially. I'm not saying that they would or they will, but potentially. You might have just screwed the pooch on this one. You know what I mean? It might have. Maybe the Yankees now don't want to trade for him because of that. Possibly. But really good baseball player. I would like to have him. But as I said, if he's not going to come back, then that's where it's like, all right, do we trade for him because he doesn't want to come back? Do you talk to him and his agent? But him and his agent. They're going to tell you what you want to hear. So if the Yankees don't get him because it would be a one-off, well, but you don't want him going somewhere where he could beat you either. But guys, listen, let me know what you think down in the comments. Do you think Contreras, he'd be a good fit here? I think he'd be a fabulous fit. I think he's a guy that you should go and get if you can. But you really have to think of his comments and what he said. About not wanting to play in New York. That's huge and that can't be overlooked. It just can't be. The lockout, it's going to come. Let's be prepared for it. A little nervous about it. Don't know how the channel will perform. We'll see. There's some people, now I'm picking it up. Some people think we can avoid it. Oh boy. I mean, listen, I hope we can. But will we? We'll see. Probably not. Owners want one. So guys, listen, thank you so much for watching. I'll see you next time. Take care.