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16 hours ago
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Yankees To Trade for Jose Ramirez? Top Reporter Makes Huge Deadline Prediction
Could the New York Yankees make a blockbuster trade for one of the most underrated players in MLB, Jose Ramirez? A top team insider thinks so. 'Outbid by the Mets for Suarez, a desperate Cashman swallows hard and sends a big package, including Spencer Jones, to get a difference-maker at third base in Ramirez, the Guardians' perennial All-Star,' SNY MLB insider Jon Harper wrote in a predictions piece today. Related: Jose Ramirez stats (2025): .295 AVG, .363 OBP, .506 SLG, .869 OBP, 18 HR, 50 RBI, 54 R 'As beloved as Ramirez is in Cleveland, he turns 33 in September, with three more years on his contract. And with the Guardians going nowhere this season, they may see this as a chance to reload,' he added. 'Depending on how highly they regard Jones, the Yankees' power-hitting outfield prospect.' Harper added that Ramirez has a no-trade clause in his contract. However, he assumes, like any star player, that waving it for the chance to play for the Pinstripes and in a pennant race will be an easy decision. The New York Yankees' cost to trade for Jose Ramirez The Yankees have been looking for an upgrade at third all year. First, Oswaldo Cabrera was doing a solid job in the role, but a serious ankle injury likely ended his season. Then, DJ LeMahieu was unable to fill the spot and was so disappointing that he was released earlier this month. Ramirez would be a massive upgrade. While he didn't get All-Star honors again this season, he is having another big year and is on pace to hit over 30 homers and knock in 100 RBIs. Oddly enough, he has been a Yankees killer in the playoffs during his career. Not having to worry about seeing him in the postseason again would also be nice. Jose Ramirez contract: Seven years, $141 million Harper built his trade proposal on the Yanks giving up stud prospect Spencer Jones. However, various reports over the last year suggest mixed opinions about him around the league. To give up the six-time All-Star, there is a good chance the Guardians will want top prospect George Lombard. He is also 34th overall in the league on If New York is unwilling to part with him, then Jones would be just one of the big prospects in an offer. The package likely would also include pitcher Bryce Cunningham (No. 4 in the system), big league shortstop Anthony Volpe (depending on how Cleveland values him), and one more top 50 prospect. Related: Related Headlines Baltimore Orioles listening to trades for Trevor Rogers, Felix Bautista NASCAR: Biggest Surprises and Disappointments of 2025 Season So Far Speculation Grows Alex Pereira Moving to UFC Heavyweight Division: 5 Perfect Debut Opponents, Including Derrick Lewis Shane Gillis Tricks ESPYs Crowd with Fake WNBA Star Joke, League Likely Unamused
New York Times
a day ago
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- New York Times
Looking back at MLB's 2024 trade deadline: Which deals made an impact then and now?
In the hours leading up to last year's trade deadline, the New York Yankees traded for veteran reliever Enyel De Los Santos. They put him on waivers three weeks later. The Los Angeles Dodgers made a deal for utility man Amed Rosario, then gave him only 11 at-bats. The Milwaukee Brewers traded for lefty Tyler Jay and pitched him twice. Advertisement Nearly 70 trades were completed in the run-up to last July's deadline, and although some were career-changing and franchise-altering — Randy Arozarena leaving Tampa Bay, Tommy Edman and Jack Flaherty going to L.A. to win a championship — most were about as memorable as the saga of reliever Mike Baumann, who was traded in May, sold in July, sold again in July, and claimed off waivers in August. The five teams he played for combined to appear in two playoff games and win none of them. Although the trade deadline is among the most anticipated benchmarks of every season, not every deadline deal is worth remembering — or even noticing — and most can be fully evaluated only with the benefit of hindsight. It often takes a while to reach a final verdict. Today, we're looking back at some of the notable deals from last year's trade deadline. A few had real consequences in the short term, some are still reverberating today, and many you will have completely forgotten about by tomorrow — if you ever remembered them in the first place. As last year's trade deadline approached, the Dodgers had a considerable lead in the National League West, but they also had considerable depth issues up the middle and on the pitching staff. They addressed those problems in ways big and small. Rosario lasted less than three weeks on the roster, and Kiermaier was a regular less than a month before moving to the bench, but Edman, Kopech and Flaherty were game-changers. Edman needed some time to get healthy, but he became the team's primary center fielder before moving mostly to shortstop in the playoffs (because Miguel Rojas was hurt). Kopech was a dominant reliever down the stretch and pitched 10 times in the postseason, including once as an opener. Flaherty — the last blockbuster just before the deadline — became the team's ace, starting Game 1 of the NLCS and World Series (he pitched well enough in those series openers to help make up for falling flat in other postseason starts). Advertisement The impact was a championship. The cost, so far, has been minimal. Sweeney was called up by the Tigers late last year and became their everyday shortstop for a stunning postseason run, but he's been optioned back to Triple-A this season. Vargas has been a roughly league-average hitter for the White Sox. Edman and Kopech, meanwhile, are back with the Dodgers, Edman having signed a five-year extension in November. The most surprising playoff team of 2024 actually sold at the deadline. The Detroit Tigers were seemingly out of contention when they sent Flaherty to the Dodgers, but they surged into the postseason — and within a win of the ALCS — in part because Sweeney, acquired in the Flaherty deal, became their shortstop. Other playoff runs came in part because of actual trade deadline investments. The Yankees got to the World Series after acquiring Chisholm to solve their revolving door at third base (his OPS jumped almost 100 points after the trade). The Mets made a surprising run to the NLCS with help from a series of smaller additions. Winker became a crucial left-handed bat (especially in the playoffs), but the Mets also purchased Phil Maton from the Rays and traded for Ryne Stanek from the Mariners. Those two combined to make 13 playoff appearances. The Mets also traded for A's veteran Paul Blackburn, who was less effective as a depth starter. More interesting as trade deadline buyers were the Royals. In third place, with playoff odds hovering around 50 percent, the Royals made an early move for Nationals reliever Hunter Harvey, then further supplemented at the deadline by trading for starter Lorenzen, reliever Erceg, and White Sox infielder Paul DeJong. Lorenzen (1.57 ERA in seven games, six starts) and Erceg (more than 10 strikeouts for every walk and 11 late-season saves) were especially effective in getting the Royals into the playoffs for the first time in nine years, and then past the favored Baltimore Orioles in the wild-card round. There are other examples, but here we'll list five deadline deals from which the buyers didn't get the intended impact. At least not right away. Only three of these teams made the playoffs in 2024 (the Brewers, Padres and Phillies), and only one actually won a playoff series (the Padres), But a year later, all five are back in the hunt with some lasting impact from these deadline deals. Mears, Adam and Banks have stuck around to become important bullpen pieces for the Brewers, Padres and Phillies (Mears, in particular, was pretty awful in the second half of last season, but he's been great this year). Arozarena, too, has struck around as the Mariners take another shot at the postseason. They missed last year, but they're back in the hunt this season, and Arozarena's been one of their best players. Advertisement Then there's the Paredes trade. The Cubs didn't get much out of him (.633 OPS in 52 games) and missed the playoffs, but they included him in their offseason blockbuster trade for star right fielder Kyle Tucker, who's helped the team take control of the NL Central this season. What's the definition of a good trade? Does it depend on the player acquired, or the impact it has on the team's championship ambition? These trades can be evaluated differently depending on where you set the goalposts. Look at the post-trade numbers for these guys. Generally speaking, the key pieces were pretty good after the fact. The Astros took a lot of heat for trading for Kikuchi (who had a 4.71 ERA at the time), but he was awesome for Houston, making 10 starts with a 2.70 ERA. Soler gave the Braves an offensive jolt, Pérez made 10 pretty good starts for the Padres, Canha got on base at a good clip for the Giants, Puk was dominant for the Diamondbacks, Bell helped fill a void when Christian Walker was hurt, and both Montas and Junis were better after the trade than before. But the end results were… not much. The Astros were swept out of the playoffs before Kikuchi got into a game, Pérez also didn't pitch in the postseason (Montas did, but in a loss), the Giants didn't have a ton of at-bats for Canha, and none of the Mariners, Diamondbacks or Giants even made the postseason. The Astros can sleep a little easier knowing none of the guys they gave up in the Kikuchi deal has done much for the Blue Jays this year, but there are multiple years of team control for that to change. It's more fun to buy at the deadline, but it's occasionally more useful to sell. Trade deadline deals often take years to pay dividends for the selling team, but some of last year's trades are already making a difference. One year removed from his 2023 breakout, Thomas was having a good-not-great season when the offense-needy Guardians traded for him to be their new center fielder. He's been replacement-level or below ever since. Thomas did hit a big Guardians home run last postseason, but he's otherwise struggled offensively and with injuries. The Nationals sold when he still had some value, and Tena became their regular third baseman until prospect Brady House made his debut last month. The other prospects in the deal are still extremely young, but Clemmey has a lot of strikeouts as a teenager in A ball. Schreck, acquired by the Blue Jays in the Turner deal, also has yet to reach the big leagues, but he's having a good offensive season in the upper minors, suggesting he could be close (Turner hit pretty well after the trade, but did not get the Mariners into the playoffs and became a free agent). The Marlins ultimately could be among the big winners of last year's deadline. In return for Rogers — who's been basically a depth starter for the Orioles — the Marlins got Stowers, who's been one of their few bright spots and still has four years of team control remaining. Norby has been the Marlins' primary third baseman, while Snelling and Mazur are two of their top 11 prospects according to Keith Law. Hicks — acquired by the Tigers in the Kelly trade — went to the Marlins in the Rule 5 draft and has been pretty good as a semi-regular catcher, first baseman and DH. (The other piece of that Kelly deal, Owens, made his big league debut this season and threw a scoreless inning in each of his first two Tigers appearances.) Advertisement Nothing about the Red Sox's 2024 trade deadline worked. Kavadas, Lugo and Zeferjahn have been little more than up-and-down role players for the Angels — though Zeferjahn could have some staying power — but the Red Sox got next to nothing from any of their deadline rentals. Garcia had an 8.22 ERA, Lucas Sims had a 6.43, James Paxton got hurt after three starts, and Jansen hit .188 with three extra-base hits. The Red Sox didn't give up a ton to get any of them (though the minor leaguers in the Jansen deal are having decent seasons), but they didn't get much in return, either, and they missed the playoffs. Some of last year's deals might be primed for a do-over, especially if some key pitchers can get healthy in the next few weeks. The Orioles made moves at the 2024 deadline assuming they'd remain in contention in 2025. Instead, they were swept in the wild-card round last season, and they've been among the most disappointing teams in baseball this season. That means two of the relievers they acquired a year ago — pending free agents Dominguez and Soto — could be trade bait again. It would make sense to trade Eflin, too (he's also about to be a free agent), but Eflin got hurt late last month, and even before the injury, he was performing far worse this season than last season, leaving little hope that the Orioles could recoup what they gave up. Harvey, too, has been hurt while the Royals, too, have underperformed. Harvey could be another trade chip if he can get back on the mound in the next few weeks. Kiner-Falefa is providing his usual defense for the Pirates and reportedly is already generating trade interest. Two pitchers acquired at last year's trade deadline — veteran Aaron Civale by the Brewers and young Quinn Priester by the Red Sox —already have been traded again this year. (Top photo of Flaherty: Harry How / Getty Images)
New York Times
5 days ago
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- New York Times
‘The Prince of New York': How Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. transformed into an All-Star
NEW YORK — Every time Jazz Chisholm Jr. or Aaron Judge hits a home run, they wrap up their choreographed celebratory handshake by crowning themselves. It starts with a slap of the hands — forward, then back — followed by two quick forward slaps, and finishes with both players forming a crown with their hands above their heads like baseball royalty. Advertisement 'My middle name is Prince,' Chisholm said. 'They call (Judge) the King of New York. They call me the Prince of New York.' The Prince of New York now reigns from the New York Yankees' clubhouse, where a regal red robe is draped over his chair and a crown rests atop it. The Yankees have been giving the robe and crown to the player who had the 'golden at-bats of the month,' and Chisholm was the selection for June, voted on by the players. Cody Bellinger won the honor in May, but the crown was never spotted inside the clubhouse until Chisholm received it. Whenever Chisholm goes off in a game, afterward he'll sit in his seat with his crown on his head, throne claimed, proudly showing off his honor. On Monday night at Truist Park in Atlanta, Chisholm will participate in the Home Run Derby for the first time in his career, hoping to take home an iced-out chain that he would most certainly wear with his regalia. The 2025 Home Run Derby chain 🥶💎 The chain will be presented to the winner of this year's Home Run Derby — MLB (@MLB) July 10, 2025 His rise to becoming an American League All-Star in his first full season with the Yankees is tied to several big gains and began shortly after he went on the injured list in late April with a right oblique strain. He was 177 pounds when he hurt himself on a swing in Baltimore on April 29. By June 1, he weighed 190.2 pounds. And don't forget the 0.2 pounds when you mention his weight. Every ounce counts for Chisholm, who has battled for years to add weight to his wiry frame. When the scale showed 190.2 pounds, Chisholm took a video and sent it to his friends. He then ran around the clubhouse in jubilation. The difference for Chisholm is his water consumption, he says. 'Compared to the amount of water I used to drink, I drink like eight times (more now),' Chisholm said. 'It's just ridiculous the amount of water intake I have now. My stomach always feels full as f— because of the water.' Advertisement Before the injury, Chisholm said he would drink about three bottles of water in a day. He'd mix juices in with meals, but that was it. Now, he's always hydrating. Chisholm, 27, drinks a bottle of water before he gets out of bed. He sets one on his nightstand before bed so he can chug it immediately upon waking up. Without fail, Chisholm will get up at 6 a.m., chug water, get in his hot tub, shower, drink another bottle of water, then eat breakfast with a bottle of water and juice. Then he'll play video games for a couple of hours while he sips on a few bottles of water before heading to the stadium. Chisholm said he didn't change anything about his diet while he rehabbed. He worked out every day. The only change he made in his life was how much water he drank. He is just as confused as you might be in reading this. 'Seriously, no joke,' Chisholm said. 'I could be eating a lot and I'd still be at 177 pounds. I just drink an insane amount of water.' But there was another major change that happened for the two-time All-Star since returning from his oblique injury in early June. He went from being a slightly above-league-average hitter with a 102 wRC+ this season through his first 125 plate appearances to having a 174 wRC+ in his last 146 plate appearances, making him one of MLB's 10 best hitters during that span. Chisholm went from striking out in more than 31 percent of his plate appearances to just more than 23 percent. There have been mechanical changes for Chisholm, too, that have contributed to his newfound success. He went from an average bat speed of 72 mph in March and April to 75 mph in July. That has coincided with Chisholm's average exit velocity rising by 3 mph. He has also ditched his leg kick for a toe-tap, which usually helps hitters stay more in control of their swings. Advertisement That is at the heart of what Chisholm believes has taken his game to the next level. He calls it a 70 percent mindset, which assistant hitting coach Pat Roessler helped him develop. Roessler told Chisholm that his '70 percent swing' is better than most players' 100 percent swing. The results have been undeniable. But Chisholm was convinced that his 70 percent swing was decreasing his bat speed. 'I am swinging less hard, 1,000 percent,' Chisholm said. 'I'm sure ya'll could tell.' He was stunned when informed that his bat speed was actually faster than before the change. He attributed that to being in sync with his mechanics like never before. Everything is smooth now. No longer does it look like Chisholm is trying to hit 500-foot bombs. 'The biggest thing with Jazz is when Jazz is loose and has that quickness to his swing — he uses his wrists and hands as good as anybody,' Yankees hitting coach James Rowson said. 'It's like dynamite in the barrel. His hand speed and quickness reminds me of guys like (Alfonso) Soriano. I want to say (Gary) Sheffield, but he was different. All of those guys had that elite snap in their swing, and Jazz has that.' Yankees manager Aaron Boone had another comparison for the Yankees second baseman's ability to draw that much power from a slender frame. 'In a lot of ways, his swing reminds me a little bit of — I'm not putting him with Ken Griffey Jr. — but that's who he reminds me of a little bit with how he can loft balls like that,' Boone said. Judge calls Chisholm a 'game-changer' for the Yankees because of his ability to be a force in the middle of the lineup, but also for what he provides defensively. Chisholm's four outs above average rank sixth among second basemen. Chisholm, whom the Yankees acquired from the Miami Marlins at last year's trade deadline, created a stat earlier this year so his contributions offensively could rival Judge's. Chisholm thought that if he added his home run and stolen base totals, he might be able to beat the two-time American League MVP. So far, Chisholm has 27 home runs and stolen bases combined to Judge's 41. Advertisement But what he also thought about coming into the 2025 season was what he could do playing a full season on a winning team. He believed he'd be more focused playing high-stakes baseball every day compared to toiling on the rebuilding Marlins. In spring training, Chisholm said he thought that could be the springboard to having a career year. So far, he's right. 'As soon as I drive in and see that Yankee Stadium sign, I'm already ready to go out of the car,' Chisholm said earlier this year. 'I could go play and run through a wall. Sometimes with Miami, you're going out there like, 'Damn. We're probably going to lose this game.' Yeah, I'm gonna try to get my hits, but at the end of the day, it's like you're going out there and playing for no reason. With the Yankees, I got over here and I felt like every day I was playing for a reason. I was playing for my friends at home that love the Yankees so much and they text me every day, 'You gotta go off today.' 'My goal is to have a full season being on a competitive team that wants to win every day and everybody's all-in every day. Let me see what I do with that. I think it's gonna be career numbers — and not even career numbers like last year — I'm talking about substantially better.'
Yahoo
7 days ago
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Yankees predicted to land Diamondbacks star in deadline blockbuster
The trade deadline is always crucial for the New York Yankees. Credit to the Yankees--they're always in the playoff hunt. That means this month, as is always the case, they'll be looking for ways to beef up their roster in their quest for a World Series--something they've been missing since 2009. Advertisement The third base position is an obvious area that the Yankees could look to upgrade. Now that Jazz Chisholm Jr. is back in his natural position at third base, New York is deploying an unproven platoon of Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas at the hot corner. However, one of the most prominent voices in Yankees media believes New York will bring in a much bigger bat to play third. On Friday, Jimmy O'Brien of Jomboy Media predicted that the Yankees would acquire Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez on the most recent episode of the "Talkin' Yanks" podcast. "I think it's Suárez," O'Brien said. "I've been going deep into every trade article, every Reddit forum, everything. We've been saying there's not, like, a 'seems like they're gonna go get that guy,' and this week, the last couple days, that started to present itself. Advertisement Follow The Sporting News On WhatsApp "I reserve the right to change my mind, but for the first time, I spent all day today, every article, I kind of just prepped, and I was reading... it was like, 'Yankees, Eugenio,' and I was like, 'oh, okay.'" Suárez, 33, had an OPS of .863 and 29 home runs, most among all third basemen, entering play on Saturday. He's the biggest rental bat any team could hope to acquire--if the D-backs are willing to move on from him. There will likely be stiff competition to bring in Suárez, because other contending teams like the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, and Milwaukee Brewers all need third basemen as well. But the Yankees are the Yankees, so it's unwise to doubt them. More MLB: Dodgers predicted to bring athletic center fielder to Los Angeles
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7 days ago
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Aaron Judge shatters Mark McGwire's MLB record during Yankees loss
The New York Yankees lost 5-2 to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Despite the loss, Aaron Judge made some history in the ninth inning of the contest. Judge hit a two-run home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was the 350th home run of his already phenomenal career. He became the fastest player in MLB history to reach 350 home runs. Advertisement According to MLB's Sarah Langs, Judge passes Mark McGwire to become the fastest player to reach the mark. Not only did Judge pass him, but he did it by a wide margin. McGwire hit his 350th home run in his 1,280th game. Judge did it in his 1,088th game. There's almost a 200-game difference between when Judge and McGwire reached the 350-homer mark. McGwire was in his 12th season and had been named an All-Star nine times in that span. He also had two Silver Sluggers and a Gold Glove. Judge is in his 10th season and has been named an All-Star seven times. He has four Silver Sluggers and two MVP Awards already. Judge is on track to be one of the all-time great home run hitters. At his current pace, Judge could finish his career alongside the likes of Barry Bonds, Henry Aaron and Babe Ruth in terms of home runs. Follow The Sporting News On WhatsApp Judge did not make much of his achievement after the game. When asked about the feat, he noted that he wishes the team had found a way to win today. More MLB: Yankees make Anthony Volpe decision following DJ LeMahieu release
