The New York Yankees have big plans for 2024 and beyond. Following a disappointing and frustrating 2023 season, general manager Brian Cashman is clearly determined to return the team to prominence. Juan Soto is a significant upgrade in the lineup, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto could be the starting pitching rotation’s second ace.
Their most recent transaction may allow them to add another high-profile player.
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“The Yankees have traded Billy McKinney to the Pirates for international bonus pool money, per a source,” MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported Friday. In 48 games for New York in 2023, the 29-year-old outfielder batted.227 with six home runs.
This significant roster change demonstrates how serious the front office is about acquiring young, high-level talent. To be sure, these resources are very likely to be used on another prospect rather than Yamamoto. In any case, this proactive attitude is what fans crave.
Fans should be happy that the Yankees have options. Injuries and aging stars have hampered this club in recent years, so an infusion of youth could be a critical remedy that leads to increased productivity in 2024.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is on the left, and Dylan Cease is on the right. The Los Angeles Dodgers logo is in the center.
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But for the time being, these are all just hypotheticals. Cashman still has work to do to win back the many skeptics who are fed up with the team’s failures.
The Pirates, on the other hand, have made a number of minor offseason additions. Their limited payroll forces them to be creative in their pursuit of reformation projects such as Billy McKinney, who was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the first round of the 2013 MLB Draft. Fans would undoubtedly prefer if the organization was a little more daring.
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