The New York Yankees roster is still being formed, with some gaps still to be filled, especially in the lineup, where they still need a bat in the top of the order, where Venezuelan second baseman Luis Arraez would fit well into their needs.
The problem for the Yankees is that to get him they would have to convince the San Diego Padres of a trade that suits them, and when it seemed that negotiations were stalled with no sign of coming to fruition, it seems that the Friars would have a request as a bargaining chip.
According to insider Jon Morosi of MLB Network, the Padres aim to add a reliable arm to their rotation and could consider pitcher Marcus Stroman to accept a trade with the Yankees for Luis Arraez
Would the Stroman for Arraez trade suit the Yankees?
A possible addition of Luis Arraez would give the Yankees depth at second and third base, but offensively it would solve the lineup as first in the order, who has been Champion Bat in the last three seasons, with the Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins and Padres, but who has exceptional talent to get on base, which in combination with the power of Aaron Judge would boost the offense of the Bombers of the Bronx.
The risk in the gamble comes with the year remaining on Luis Arraez‘s contract to become a free agent, which would put him on a similar path to Juan Soto last season, where while he helped the Yankees return to the World Series, in the end it was not enough to stay and he preferred to sign a millionaire deal with the New York Mets.
On Marcus Stroman’s side, the pitcher is in the Yankees’ starting rotation along with Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, Carlos Rodon and Luis Gil, but could be replaced by Clarke Schmidt, plus they still have the dream of being the chosen ones to be chosen by Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, who next week will make a decision for his debut in the Major Leagues.
In addition, Stroman has an $18 million player option for 2026 that would kick in if he pitches 140 innings, so a move to San Diego would free the Yankees from that budget.
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