New York Yankees Rumors: The Yankees have received plenty of interest in Brett Gardner but they are not inclined to trade him at this time.
New York Yankeesrumors have been flying in during the MLB Winter Meetings. The Yankees made a number of trades last season in an effort to get younger and open up salary. With the new luxury tax line in place, the Yankees are now open for business.
It has been a relatively slow winter thus far for the Yankees. They have been rumored to be in on plenty of players, but have only signedMatt Hollidaythus far. They tradedBrian McCannto the Houston Astros, so Holliday will be part of the plan to replace him at designated hitter.
A lot of the talks surrounding the Yankees have amounted to much of nothing. Their interest inCarlos Beltranended up not being as serious as originally believed. They had some interest inBrett Cecilfor their bullpen, but he signed early in the process.Yoenis Cespedeswas never in their spending plans.
The Yankees are trying their best to land one of the elite closers remaining on the market.Mark Melanconsigned a four-year, $62 million deal with the San Francisco Giants, leavingAroldis ChapmanandKenley Jansenas the best remaining closers. The Yankees are in the running for both, as the closer spot isreportedlytheir main focus.
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Once that is figured out there is still plenty of work for the Yankees to do. They could use some help in the starting rotation and need to figure out the logjam in the outfield. One way to alleviate a logjam and help out another area is to make a trade.
If that happens,Brett Gardnercould be someone on the move. The Yankees have gauged interest in Gardner in the past; he was involved in a couple of rumorslast offseasonand leading up to theMLB Trade Deadlinethis past year.
Could this be the year the Yankees make a deal with Gardner? According toBryan Hoch of MLB.com, the Yankees are receiving interest in Gardner. But, general manager Brian Cashmansaysthat none of the offers have moved the needle in terms of trading away Garnder.
"“He’s here not because I can’t move him; he’s here because I’m not comfortable moving him, or haven’t been satisfied in my asks that would make me move him,” Cashman said. “You’re going through the process, and you see if that changes. So far to this point, I’ve said no to a lot of different concepts thrown my way on it.”"
It is not surprising that there are teams that are interested in adding Gardner and that the Yankees want to keep him. He has been a productive player that brings a lot to the table. He also brings an excellent glove with him as he won his first Gold Glove this past season.
The Yankees have been turning down deals for Gardner for years. Three years ago, as Hochnotes, the Yankees were offeredBrandon Phillipsfrom the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Gardner and they turned it down.
“He’s a hard player to move because he’s on an exceptional contract, he’s extremely consistent, he’s as tough as they come and he’s a great clubhouse guy,” Cashman said. “I’ve been asked about him for a number of years now in the wintertime and in the summertime.”
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Right now it seems that a deal for Gardner is unlikely; the Yankees like him and he is not a burden on their salary cap like other players on the roster. But, they will undoubtedly listen to offers. They would have to be blown away to part ways with Gardner, but if a team gets desperate enough for outfield help the Yankees could strike and take advatange of a weak free agent class.
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