Last January, Marcus Stroman represented the largest free agent signature of the Yankees this month.
In January of this year, the club came in and out of the major league contract without signing someone. Some of them are due to the slow free agent market where the Yankees need to deal with them, but they can not be related to them. However, I find a team that takes at least a part of his salary and at least a part of his salary.
Right -handed is currently projected as the sixth starter of the club. The Yankees are always trying to ensure sufficient pitching, but Stroman's $ 18 million salary is a large price bill ($ 301 million) -Cot contract to exceed the highest luxury tax. , They are estimated to be $ 33.9 million.
There are still some holes in the Yankees to fill in pitchers and catchers before reporting on February 11 to the tumper. In particular, the left -handed rescuer, the 3 Base or the second BASE, and probably the infielder who plays backup catchers, but you can find Stroman's house before that you still do not know if they do so.
Then, the members of the Yankees rotation were injured only once in the spring training, but they returned the stroman to folding, but the injury in other places opens a door for the potential for trade partners to appear. There is a possibility.
The 33 -year -old Stroman is away from the season when 4.31 ERA was recorded in 154²/₃ innings. Before throwing a ball to 5.97 ERA on the last 14 out of 3.15 ERA at the first 16 starts (13 starts), the opposite batter hit .341 in .867 OPS.
The Yankees moved the stroman to a bullpen by September and then released him from the ALDS list. He was a rescuer in both ALCS and World Series, but did not appear in the game.
Currently, the Stroman market looks limited. In particular, Jack Fulahatti, Nick Pivetta, Kyle Gibson, Jose Kintana, Andrew Hennie, Lance Lin, etc. are still available in free agencies, and Dylan can be stopped by trade.
The complicated problem is the fact that Stroman has a $ 18 million player option in 2026, kicking in this year when he pitches 140 innings this year.
A young rotation that requires a veteran to eat inning seems to be most likely to be the most suitable for Stroman, but the Yankees have a considerable part of his salary to achieve that. You may have to cover it.
Another bad contract is more meaningful if it helps to meet one of the needs of the Yankees.
There are three potential landing spots here:
Padres
Padres are thought to reduce salaries in this season, but if you use it to offload a contract that expires such as Lewis Ales and $ 14 million, transactions will occur. Is there a possibility?
The Yankees will have to soften the transaction by sending cash and prospects.
Padres (according to the post, according to the post John Hayman), who offered to the Yankees contract with the Yankees, has the expectation of Michael King, Yu Darvish, Randy Baskes and Matt Waldron's ceasefire.
Cardinals
At the beginning of the off -season, Cardinals reported that Cardinals has refused a transaction that would have landed a three -year stroman in his contract with his third grader Nolan Arenad.
But they are still trying to find Arenadi's taker, so two teams will probably come back.
Marlins
MARLINS, which is currently expected to have a high -end tax salary of at least $ 839 million in MLB, may definitely fit the stroman salary.
Do they want to do?
They look like a team that needs a veteran to eat innings. With the current predicted rotation led by Ace Sandy Alcantara (returning from Tommy John's surgery), with Ryan Weather, Edward Cabrera, Max Meyer.
