If so, the Yankees could make up for losing out on some of this offseason’s most coveted players, a point made by Call to the Pen’s Brian Jaeger on Wednesday.
The New York Yankees have had a rough offseason in terms of acquiring the best talent available,” Jaeger said. “They were outbid by cross-town rival New York Mets for Juan Soto and have now been told they are out of the running for Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki.”
“In order to avoid being outmatched by baseball’s best teams, where should the Yankees turn now that Sasaki has moved on?”
(One) glaring need this offseason is a second or third baseman. Gleyber Torres left in free agency, leaving Oswaldo Cabrera, DJ LeMahieu, Jazz Chisholm Jr., and Oswald Peraza as possible options to cover both positions.”
“It is surprising that (Houston Astros free agent) Alex Bregman is still available. Bregman could fill the hot corner position and allow Chisholm Jr. to return to his more natural position, second base. Bregman would, too, fill the “splash” acquisition fans are waiting for, assuming they can look past his ties with a bitter rival.”
“It would be a home run acquisition, leaving fans satisfied and optimistic for the 2025 season.”
Bregman is projected by Spotrac to demand a contract in the realm of four years, $119.9 million.
But Bregman would be a game-changing acquisition for New York as it seeks a return to the World Series. Bregman slashed .260/.315/.453 last season with 26 home runs and 75 RBIs. He also won a Gold Glove.
After nine years with the Astros, Bregman would be putting on the pinstripes in the prime of his career and wreaking havoc on opposing pitchers ahead of Aaron Judge in the Yankee batting order.
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