The Braves are expected to dangle starter Jair Jurrjens in trade talks this winter and Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reported that the Yankees were among the teams interested in dealing for him.
Jurrjens is a soon to be 26-year-old righty who has averaged 26 starts and a 3.20 ERA over the past three seasons. The time he missed was mostly due to a torn meniscus that he needed surgery to repair in 2010.
The Braves are expected to want something similar to the package the Royals got for Zack Greinke. That was Alcides Escobar and three other prospects, two of which Baseball America had ranked in their Top 100 list at some point in their career. For the Yankees that would very roughly be the equivalent of Eduardo Nunez, Austin Romine, on of the two remaining Killer B’s (Manny Banuelos and Dellin Betances) as well as another prospect.
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