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Yankees-Cardinals trade deadline splash feels more possible after latest intel
The MLB trade deadline pre-frenzy is so packed with misinformation and mis-applied buzz that it really helps to have genuine, earnest folks on the ground who are able to help clarify the current reality. John Brophy, a freelance reporter/photographer in Tampa who hangs around the Yankees’ minor-league clubs (Low-A Tampa Tarpons, Florida Complex League games) certainly qualifies.
With the deadline buzz approaching a fever pitch, Newsday’s Erik Boland listed the wide swath of teams that the Yankees have shown registered interest in dealing with, doing their scouting due diligence ahead of the finish line. These clubs include the Twins, Pirates, Orioles, Guardians, Diamondbacks, Reds, Braves, Rockies, and Mets — many likely sellers, a few borderline operations, and a crosstown rival that probably won’t come to fruition, but you never know. Notably (thankfully?) the Red Sox weren’t mentioned.
Brophy pointed out one link Boland failed to make, though. While the Yankees may or may not have checked out the Cardinals’ sellable pieces closely, like closer Ryan Helsley or third baseman Nolan Arenado, St. Louis is clearly in the market to learn more about New York’s prospects.
The Cardinals have reportedly “heavily scouted” the Yankees’ two Floridian minor-league clubs in recent weeks, with one scout even pressing on left-hander Griffin Herring, who’d been promoted prior to his trip to Tampa. That scout should probably still track Herring around in person, but … good to know!
The MLB trade deadline pre-frenzy is so packed with misinformation and mis-applied buzz that it really helps to have genuine, earnest folks on the ground who are able to help clarify the current reality. John Brophy, a freelance reporter/photographer in Tampa who hangs around the Yankees’ minor-league clubs (Low-A Tampa Tarpons, Florida Complex League games) certainly qualifies.
With the deadline buzz approaching a fever pitch, Newsday’s Erik Boland listed the wide swath of teams that the Yankees have shown registered interest in dealing with, doing their scouting due diligence ahead of the finish line. These clubs include the Twins, Pirates, Orioles, Guardians, Diamondbacks, Reds, Braves, Rockies, and Mets — many likely sellers, a few borderline operations, and a crosstown rival that probably won’t come to fruition, but you never know. Notably (thankfully?) the Red Sox weren’t mentioned.
Brophy pointed out one link Boland failed to make, though. While the Yankees may or may not have checked out the Cardinals’ sellable pieces closely, like closer Ryan Helsley or third baseman Nolan Arenado, St. Louis is clearly in the market to learn more about New York’s prospects.
The Cardinals have reportedly “heavily scouted” the Yankees’ two Floridian minor-league clubs in recent weeks, with one scout even pressing on left-hander Griffin Herring, who’d been promoted prior to his trip to Tampa. That scout should probably still track Herring around in person, but … good to know!
Yankees, Cardinals potentially lining up for impact trade as scouts register interest in Griffin Herring?
This past offseason, we called a Yankees-Arenado trade an “inevitable mistake”; the Yankees have worked hard to maintain their distance since that moment. Arenado isn’t even listed among Jeff Passan’s recent glut of third base backup plans, which goes as deep as Luis Urías and Jonathan India.
Helsley, though, could be an intriguing fit for the Yankees’ beleaguered bullpen, where Jonathan Loaisiga has melted further as the season has droned on. The Cardinals closer’s season has been a roller coaster as St. Louis has zipped and zagged up and down from contention to drudgery. He has a 3.18 ERA, but an elevated 1.412 WHIP in 34 innings (though that count is low, and he could be fresh down the stretch).
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