If the Yankees add some intriguing prospects, they’ll be the ones to capitalize on Josh Donaldson’s potential comeback.
The Yankees must beg the SF Giants to trade for Josh Donaldson
Only a year ago, the Yankees believed in Josh Donaldson’s batted-ball data! A year isn’t all that long because his defense is still outstanding!
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An inability to move Donaldson reportedly played a role in the Yanks declining to pursue Carlos Correa:https://t.co/fXYSvBOYks
— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) December 16, 2022
He can still be a respectable gap-to-gap hitter in any environment — San Francisco’s massive ballpark might be ideal for that. Is it worth attaching Trey Sweeney and Luis Gil in order to get his $25 million luxury tax figure off the books?
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As ridiculous as it may sound, no team is more motivated than the Giants to assist in pulling this off right now. The farm system of the New York Yankees is still productive. San Francisco’s season feels more washed out than ever. There is an open position. There’s nothing binding Donaldson to whichever new team he joins after 2023, when none of this will matter.
Nobody wants to assist the Yankees. This isn’t something new. But New York knows all about missing out on Correa, who clearly wanted to make it to the big city — they missed out on him a year ago when they agreed to take on Donaldson’s cash.
