Another day, another reason to believe the New York Yankees might trade for Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story.
The two-time All-Star will be a free agent after the season and rather than watching him walk, the Rockies could decide to trade Story before the July 30 non-waiver deadline.
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MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand put together a list of the five “best fits” for a Story trade. One of the clubs listed is the Yankees.
The Yankees currently have a two-time All-Star of their own at shortstop, but most scouts believe that Gleyber Torres is better suited for second base. Rougned Odor came through with some timely hits after joining the club earlier this season, but upgrading to Story and moving Torres would be a no-brainer for GM Brian Cashman. The Yankees have the No. 18 farm system in the Majors, per MLB Pipeline, and while No. 1 prospect Jasson Dominguez is untouchable, New York has plenty of prospect capital from which to deal.
As for the rest of the teams on MLB.com’s list of best fits for a Story trade: the Oakland A’s, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds and Tampa Bay Rays.
Wait. The Rays?
Tampa Bay has the top-ranked farm system in the Majors, having entered this season with eight players on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 list. The biggest roadblock to a deal could be Story’s salary, as he’ll earn more than $6 million over the final two months of the season, but perhaps the Rockies would be willing to pay down the deal to increase the quality of the prospects they get in return.
Story no doubt would be a rental player for the Rays, since the 28-year-old is expected to land a nine-figure contract in free agency and Tampa Bay doesn’t have that kind of money to spend.
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