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Cleveland Indians: Five trade spots for Corey Kluber

By Jason Evans

CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 6: Corey Kluber #28 of the Cleveland Indians receives his 2017 Cy Young award prior to the game against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on April 6, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Royals 3-2. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Corey Kluber
CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 6: Corey Kluber #28 of the Cleveland Indians receives his 2017 Cy Young award prior to the game against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on April 6, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Royals 3-2. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Corey Kluber /
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL – JUNE 24: New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (24) walks off the field with New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17), Trainer Steve Donohue and Yankees Spanish translator Marlon Abreu after an injury in the 10th inning of the regular season MLB game between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays on June 24, 2018 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL. (Photo by Mark LoMoglio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees watched their biggest rival celebrate on their field not once, but twice this year, plus watched them win their fourth championship since 2004. It’s going to be a very interesting off-season in the Bronx, but one of the ways they can catch the Boston Red Sox is to upgrade their starting pitching. There are questions about Luis Severino and Masahiro Tanaka, while J.A. Happ and CC Sabathia are free agents. They have some money to spend thanks to their young core of position players and resetting the luxury tax.

Insead of spending money on adding Manny Machado, they could spend some money on Corbin to help upgrade, but why not be aggressive and try and get Corbin AND trade for Kluber if he’s available. Combining them with Severino and Tanaka, plus the bullpen and the offense they have on a team that won 100 games last season could be what they need to put them over the hump in the playoffs, even if Didi Gregorius misses half the season or more recovering from Tommy John surgery.

These clubs made the Andrew Miller trade just a couple of seasons ago, and even though the New York Yankees farm system isn’t as highly ranked as it has been thanks to promotions to the majors, they still have some quality prospects in the farm system.

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