Yankees Trade Idea Would Bring $70M Son of Pivotal World Series Champion to New York
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Last season, the Yankees needed a third baseman, so they acquired Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the Miami Marlins. This season, they could be in the market for another infielder.
Chisholm started the year at second base, but an injury to Oswaldo Cabrera has placed him back in the hot corner. DJ LeMahieu has been manning second base. He is playing better than many expected, but still nothing great. He is slashing .258/.333/.371 in just 20 games. It's a small sample size, but his health is hardly reliable, and he may be better suited off the bench or in a utility role.
If the Yankees do go out and look for infielders on the trade block, they should have plenty of options. Pinstripe Nation's Sara Molnick suggested the team trade for Ke'Bryan Hayes of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
"His glove work and potential for offensive growth make him a desirable target, though the Pirates may be hesitant to part with him," wrote Molnick.
5 Apr 1997: Infielder Charlie Hayes of the New York Yankees throws the ball during a game against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Athletics won the game 3-0.
5 Apr 1997: Infielder Charlie Hayes of the New York Yankees throws the ball during a game against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Athletics won the game 3-0.
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The Pirates are one of the teams that are almost guaranteed to be sellers. Hayes is in the fourth year of an eight-year, $70 million extension and could be dealt at the deadline, for the right price. He is having a down year offensively, but a change of scenery and playing on a contender could unlock his true potential. Chisholm also saw an offensive breakout after the Yankees acquired him.
Hayes is the son of a former Yankee, Charlie Hayes. He won the World Series with the Yankees in 1996 after he was traded from Pittsburgh to New York. History could repeat itself if the Yankees made a swing for his son and brought him to the Bronx.
Hayes already has concerns about his son's development in Pittsburgh, according to ESPN's Michael Kay, so a trade to the Yankees might make him happy.
"Ke'Bryan Hayes is a defensive magician at third base," Yankees play-by-play announcer Kay said on Jan. 15. "His hitting is not what it should be, but he's obviously not happy in Pittsburgh. I talked to Charlie when the Yankees were in Pittsburgh a couple of years ago, and he was like scratching his head about some of the things they do in Pittsburgh with the hitters. Whatever the case may be, if I'm the Yankees, I'm calling the Pirates and go, 'What do you want?'"
Hayes is arguably the best defensive third baseman in baseball. Taking a gamble on his potential at the plate and moving Chisholm back to second base could be a great move for the Yankees. The move would make LeMahieu a bench player, thus upgrading the Yankees' bench at the same time.
Even if Hayes is similar to LeMahieu at the plate, adding him would give the Yankees a third baseman for the next few years with elite defense.
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