5 Yankees TRADE TARGETS This Offseason

The Yankees had two players with at least a .330 on-base percentage or higher. That was Cody Bellinger and Ben Rice. They had three players with at least a 260 batting average or higher. That was Luis Garcia Jr., Cody Bellinger, and Ben Rice. Now, when accounting for Luis Garcia's numbers for the Yankees in only those few months he was there, he hit .264. Overall, in the season between his time with the Yankees and the Nationals, he hit .277 but we're only counting his time with the Yankees which with the Yankees in those few months he hit .264 and there was only one Yankee who had an .800 OPS or higher and that was Ben Rice now I'm not counting Aaron Judge he was out for most of the season so I'm not counting him if you do include him he had an .871 OPS a .360 on base percentage if you add him to this lineup along with one or two pieces that we're going to discuss here in this video it's going to make this Yankee lineup a lot better like a lot better let me know what you guys think down in the comments hit that like button and subscribe if you haven't already it's free this is the place to be if you love the New York Yankees but we're going to start off here our first trade target Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Garrett Mitchell now Mitchell hit .262 so if he was on the Yankees he'd finish fourth in batting average .354 on base percentage with a .771 OPS now that .771 OPS would rank outside not including Aaron Judge would rank second on the Yankees second behind Ben Rice and this on base percentage would rank second on the Yankees once again behind Ben Rice Garrett Mitchell tremendous defensive center fielder yes he's a left-handed bat but if you were to go get Garrett Mitchell and if he were to be made available and you could get him you would probably I would think have to include Spencer Jones in a Garrett Mitchell trade and that's a left-handed bat right there who would have been your center fielder if you don't get one so the argument Mitchell oh he's a left-handed bat we have enough of those Jones would have been your center fielder then if you kept him if you don't go out and get a guy like Garrett Mitchell so you're just replacing Mitchell uh Spencer Jones rather with Garrett Mitchell and he's an upgrade also strikes out a lot too can't forget that but Mitchell very good center fielder hit .262 got on base almost 36 percent of the time .771 OPS if Milwaukee makes him available because he's gonna get a pretty good raise this offseason through arbitration he only has two more years of control i think the Yankees should most certainly jump on it now the next one we talked about him before and i'm going to bring him up again Xavier Edwards this guy fits on this team he's okay defensively he's not terrible but he's not the best born in New York by the way so that's kind of cool he hit .280 he would have had the best batting average on the Yankees with a .280 average .360 on base percentage now .730 OPS you're not getting him for power you're getting him strictly for his on base and his batting average 21 stolen bases very good too but as I said you're getting a guy who could put the bat in the ball doesn't strike out all that much I had like 80 something strikeouts this season 360 on base percentage that's what you're doing you're getting guys put the bat in the ball at least more than the guys that you have now or that you had and Mitchell fits that, Xavier Edwards fits that and both guys get on base Xavier Edwards switch hitter under team control I believe for three more seasons after this one if I'm the Yankees and if he's available and the Yankees have had interest in him in the past as most recent as this past trade deadline go out get Xavier Edwards if it's possible if the price is reasonable now I don't know if I would trade Carlos LeGrandhon for him but maybe you do because LeGrandhon did get hurt and maybe he's a ticking time bomb I'm not saying he is just saying maybe he could be then you might want to sell high on him now for a guy like Xavier Edwards and I as I said Xavier fits this Yankee lineup imagine if you put him or Mitchell in front of Judge in front of Rice I mean they need guys to drive in their runs batted in will jump and Xavier Edwards his runs scored will jump too both guys are a good fit now we're gonna go check out X this is from Yankees worldwide congratulations to them for launching this brand, but potential trade candidates who could be traded before this year's lockout, according to Robert Murray, William Contreras, probably not going to happen because he doesn't want to play in New York because of the taxes. That's what he said. Now, Jeremy Pena, Stephen Kwan, CJ Abrams, Zach Neto, and Reed Detmers. I think the Yankees should target at least three guys on here, at least three guys. And we're going to start off with Stephen Kwan now Kwan he's a free agent at the end of the 2027 season he hit .282 so he would have led the Yankees in batting average 80 runs scored do you know why he gets on base gets on base 38% of the time .382 on base percentage would have led the team and on base percentage he's a guy that if Cleveland does make available like Robert says you go out and you get him another very good defender now the scary thing is about him basically operating on a one-year deal on a one-year deal so if you trade a Spencer Jones for Stephen Kwan you're risking it right because you have Spencer Jones who did show signs of good offense solid offense now the defense defense leaves a little bit to be desired. I was a bit disappointed by him defensively. And for people who would rather want him on the corners rather than center, I think he's a better center fielder. However, just overall, he struggled defensively. But if you could grab a guy like Stephen Kwan and then hopefully sign him when he becomes a free agent, he helps you in a lot of ways defensively and he gets on base and he gets hits. Let's go check out his strikeouts. 62 strikeouts. He doesn't strike out another great fit for this Yankee team, a team who struggles with fundamentals. Guys like Garrett Mitchell, Stephen Kwan, they don't. Now, here's another name, and you would get him because he hits. He stinks defensively, no offense, but you would get him because of his bat, and that's it. He went in DH. You would still play him in the field, probably at second base of course i'm talking about CJ Abrams now he might be the most expensive one on this list through a trade but Abrams no doubt he would be a top offensive player here on the Yankees 33 home runs hit 261 drove in over 100 scored 93 times stole 30 bases he's a 30 30 guy 336 on base percentage but look at this OPS and 834 OPS because he slugs and he gets on base 33 percent of the time 34 right he gets on base and even though it's kind of on the lower end he would still be in the top three and on base percentage on the Yankees still and he's a left-handed bat okay fine if that scares you that scares you but hit 261 slug 33 homers drove in 106 runs stole bases 330 on base percentage 834 OPS depends what you would have to move he's gonna be the most expensive but if he's made available the Yankees have to at least at least ask Washington what they would want for CJ Abrams there was a little bit of rumblings at the deadline about Abrams and the Yankees so we'll see if they revisit this over the offseason but Abrams once again would provide thump in this Yankee lineup and was this a breakout year for him Sure, sure it was, but still a very good baseball player with a few more years of control now the next name we're going to talk about and a lot of you aren't going to like this but you saw his name on that list, Jeremy Pena. Now he had a down year defensively still very fast, Pena right-handed bat due to be a free agent at the end of the 2027 season, hit .277, 22 homers, scored 82 times. His on base is on the lower end but look at the OPS in .802 OPS, so if if you're not gonna give me a .360, a .350 on base percentage, at least give me an .800 OPS because that tells me that you slug that tells me that you get extra base hits and that's Jeremy Pena, that's him, he hits for power and this lineup surprisingly needs a little bit of that, look at the numbers, it's right in front of us, they need guys who could of course get on base but guys who could slug a little bit too and who could have an .800 OPS because there was only one Yankee this season with an .800 OPS and that was Ben Rice. That's it. so go out and if you add a guy like a Jeremy Pena, CJ Abrams, even though they're on the other side of the defensive spectrum that we've been talking about, I still think they would be upgrades in this Yankee lineup. Now, when talking about these trade targets, I'm not saying for the Yankees to get all five. It's one or maybe two if you can, But in an ideal world, you get one, you sign somebody else, So whether that's you trade for a guy like Stephen Kwan, Garrett Mitchell, and you sign in a rise, okay? Or you sign in a Randy Rosarania, who had a fantastic season with Seattle. You sign him, and then you trade for an Xavier Edwards or a CJ Abrams and Jeremy Pena. you have to figure out a way to add two offensive players to this lineup because guys i know a lot of you don't want Austin Wells and Austin Wells this season was a down year for him hit .186 with a .624 OPS but you also have to understand his second half was very strong he finished with over a .780 OPS in the second half of the season he hit much better in the second half so i think the Yankees are going to ride that maybe they add a right-handed hitting catcher they probably will and they I think they should and who that will be remains to be seen but those wanting to upgrade the catching position I get it I understand I'm not saying the Yankees shouldn't but the Yankee front office is going to look at Austin Wells's second half performance and it was pretty strong offensively and defensively of course but guys listen let me know what you think down the comments i want to know year five free agent targets for the Yankees or trade targets rather for the yankees this video is kind of long so i'm stumbling over my words a tiny bit but guys listen thank you so much for watching i'll see you next time take care