5 Players the Yankees Are Targeting Ahead of 2020 MLB Trade Deadline
Companies, agencies, institutions, etc
The New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
Taijuan Walker
the Seattle Mariners
the Minnesota Twins
the San Francisco Giants
the Los Angeles Dodgers
the National League's
the Oakland A's
Plesac
Bauer
the Houston Astros
UCLA
the Cincinnati Reds
People
Brian Cashman
Walker
Mike Clevinger
James Paxton
J.A. Happ
Steinbrenner
Hal Steinbrenner
Gerrit Cole
Clint Frazier
Aaron
Giancarlo Stanton
Miguel Andujar
Mike Tauchman
Gio Urshela
Kevin Gausman
Farhan Zaidi
Lance Lynn's
Zach Plesac
Mike King
Clarke Schmidt
Mike Chernoff
Andrew Miller
Justus Sheffield
Trevor Bauer
Bombers
Rob Manfred
Scott Boras
Groups
American
Indians
Physical locations
League East
Places
Yankee Stadium
Locations
Cleveland
Bronx
Chicago
New York
Houston
Events
the World Series
Summary
No. 1 on his wish list is Cleveland's Mike Clevinger, who would be a fine replacement for James Paxton (who's hurt) or J.A. Happ (a 37-year-old who's regressed into mediocrity).But unlike past years, when Cashman has had implicit approval to add to the Yankees' payroll, money is an issue in 2020. He continued to deceive them afterward.Nevertheless, the Yankees think he would benefit in a new environment that stresses compliance and responsibility."We as a group are very focused on the protocols," said one team official who noted Clevinger's other appealing factors: his modest $4.1 million salary in 2020 and the fact he won't be a free agent until 2023.So what would it take? Give that he's only signed through the end of the 2020 season, he would be a rental and wouldn't cost much.He could be gone in two months, but their talent evaluators believe Gausman would be a marked upgrade over Happ in the No. 5 spot.The Yankees know and (sort of) love Lance Lynn's body of work in the Bronx from the 2018 season, when he was 3-2 with a 4.14 ERA in 11 games down the stretch.Lynn had his moments of greatness and a few flops, but he threw hard, challenged just about everyone and exhibited a veteran's calm in the middle of the pennant race.
As said here by Bob Klapisch