It is quite possible that New York Yankees don’t sign an elite shortstop in the next LA free agency MLB, considering giving ownership of the position to a player in its minor league system in 2023, according to an analysis by journalist Brendan Kuty of nj.com.
The move thought by the management would be to go out on the market to sign a player of economic value and forget about Carlos Correa, Corey Seager or Trevor Story so that Anthony Volpe or Oswald Peraza is the starter from the 2023 campaign.
“Maybe they can go for Marcus Semien, but the most logical thing would be a player like Andrelton Simmons who can guarantee defense, while they decide on the new heir to the position,” Kuty says in his report.
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It is possible that Gary Sanchez continue to be a part of the Yankees for the 2022 season, due to the few options in the market for free agency, according to a report from nj.com.
The team is close to discussing the mask’s salary in the salary arbitration process and once defined, they would leave him in their ranks for the next season, waiting for the best moment to make a transfer.
Sánchez projects a salary of $ 8 million, according to MLB Trade Rumors; But given the low production with the wood and its defensive problems, that amount will decrease considerably, according to the report.
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Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Olson would be one of the players they would like to see via transfer to Yankees management by 2022.
However, the Bronx office would wait for the recovery of Luke Voit by late December or early January to make a new attempt for Olson, who would arrive in New York to cover first base in case of not being able to sign Anthony Rizzo.
Given the lack of quality in the rotation, the Yankees have several options to accompany Gerrit Cole and Luis Severino in 2022.
Among the candidates to sign the Yankees are Robbie Ray, Marcus Stroman, Justin Verlander and Kevin Gausman. At least one of them will wear the striped uniform next season, due to the diligences that the club has been doing in the face of free agency.
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