It\’s \’Go Time\’: Yankees Add Soto
December 7, 2023
By: Carlos Alvarez
Yankees Acquire Juan Soto From Padres in 7-Player Blockbuster, And This New York Lineup is Loaded
From one shade of pinstripes to another! The biggest trade of the MLB offseason is official. The Yankees acquired Juan Soto in a deal with the Padres on Wednesday night. The trade involved seven players in total. New York looks like the obvious winner, though, taking advantage of Soto’s low-risk, high-reward contract season ahead. The Yanks also added Alex Verdugo from the Red Sox earlier in the week. Both players, Verdugo (27) and Soto (25), are young left-handed hitters heading into a contract year, and those lefties can do damage at Yankee Stadium. They’re rolling the dice in the Bronx. It\’s \’go time\’…
Trade Details
- Yankees Get: OF Juan Soto, OF Trent Grisham
- Padres Get: RHP Michael King, RHP Jhony Brito, RHP Drew Thorpe, RHP Randy Vasquez, C Kyle Higashioka
The Yankees Revenge Era
New York finished just 82-80 last season and missed the playoffs in one of the most disappointing campaigns of recent memory. Now, with the additions of Soto and Verdugo, their projected starting lineup is downright remarkable — 3B D.J. LeMahieu, CF Aaron Judge, RF Juan Soto, DH Giancarlo Stanton, 1B Anthony Rizzo, 2B Gleyber Torress, LF Alex Verdugo, SS Anthony Volpe & C Jose Trevino. Injuries aside, there’s zero excuse for the Yankees to not contend in 2024.
Read More
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Yahoo! Sports: MLB FA / Trade Tracker: Yankees Complete 7-Player Deal for Juan Soto
Closing Time (\”Ohtani Watch\”)
The MLB’s winter meetings are wrapping up and there’s still no decision yet from the game’s biggest star. Shohei Ohtani is reportedly “days away” from making an announcement on where he\’ll play next. Can’t blame him for wanting to take his time before signing his career away for a contract in the ballpark of 10-years, $600 million. In the meantime, we’re all on “Ohtani Watch”…
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