The New York Yankees could sign another ace shortly. Since acquiring Marcus Stroman, New York has been linked to a number of pitchers, but it has decided to stick with its current rotation. Blake Snell appeared to be a viable possibility for the Yankees, but a contract now appears improbable.
The Yankees got a fright Monday, as the ace Gerrit Cole had an MRI on his pitching elbow, and there are rumblings that the club may make another addition. The Chicago White Sox’s Dylan Cease has been suggested as a possibility, and the team even attempted to arrange a blockbuster trade earlier this offseason.
The two parties were never able to reach an agreement, but the Yankees apparently made a new offer to the White Sox following Cole’s injury scare, according to USA Today Sports’ Bob Nightengale. “The Yankees, while awaiting news on Gerrit Cole, have re-engaged with the Chicago White Sox and made a new proposal for ace Dylan Cease, but the new offer once again did not include prized outfield prospect Spencer Jones,” Nightengale wrote in a press release. Cease would be a huge pickup. He is still quite young and would not cost much money.
New York would have to deplete its farm system even further to get him, but he would only earn $8 million in 2024 and will be under team control in 2025. It is uncertain whether Cole will miss any time, but the team should have a backup plan in place just in case.
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