Pittsburgh Pirates destinations: New York Yankees
The New York Yankees made the biggest splash of the offseason when they traded for superstar power hitter Giancarlo Stanton from the Miami Marlins in exchange for Starlin Castro and two prospects Jorge Guzman and Jose Devers.
The move gave the Yankees one of the most powerful lineups with the combination of Stanton, Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez in the heart of the order. However, losing Castro left a bit of vacancy at the second base position.
Now the Yankees lineup is already deep and one of the best in baseball. That hasn’t stopped the Yankees from adding more in the past.
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The Yankees tried to trade for Cole but lost out to the Astros in that race. Could Harrison be the next target for the Yankees? As it stands right now, the starting second baseman is Ronald Torreyes. They also lost third baseman Chase Headley to free agency, so the current third baseman is Miguel Andujar.
Andjuar had just seven at-bats in 2017, although 22-year-old made the most of them with four hits and four RBI. As for Torreyes, he played in 108 games. He hit .292/.314/.375 with three home runs, 36 RBI, and 35 runs.
The Yankees will remain one of the best in baseball even without any other moves made because of their depth. But if they can acquire Harrison and rotate him between third and second base, that would make the Yankees that much better.
Harrison’s contact bat would mix in nicely with all of the power that the Yankees contain. And with the team options for the 2019 and 2020 seasons, the Yankees could build up a solid group and chemistry over the next few seasons.
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Any of these three teams could land Harrison or another team for that matter. One thing that’s almost for sure, he won’t suit up in a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform next season.