Predicting Yankees Next Move

Lodolo, still a long shot to be dealt himself, has three options left and won't be a free agent until 2028. Last year, he tossed 156.2 innings, and had a 3.33 ERA. He also accumulated a 2.8 WAR, according to Fangraphs.

Along with Lodolo, the Yankees could also take back former catcher Jose Trevino. Trevino is right-handed and one of the best defensive catchers in the game. He won a platinum glove with them in 2022 and was an all-star that year as well. Trevino will earn $4 million over the next three years.

The High-Risk-High-Reward Moves

The Angels could be another potential team. They have a pair of high-risk-high-upside moves that could be intriguing. The former starter turned reliever, and now starter again, Reid Detmers is one name.

The 25-year-old Detmers has a mid-90s fastball, but the big concern with him is that elbow. His season was shut down with elbow inflammation last year, but he is on track to make the Opening Day roster as a starter.

Another high-risk, high-reward name from the Angels is the hard-throwing Ben Joyce. He is most known for his Pitching Ninja clips on social media, which featured absurd 105 MPH fastballs. Outside of a few posts on X and Instagram, Joyce has yet to do anything noteworthy on a baseball field since college.

Joyce has never had a full season in the big leagues. The most innings he has ever thrown were 34, which came in 2024. Joyce has had back-to-back seasons with shoulder injuries, and he's due for another short season since he'll probably start 2026 on the injured list.

Still, Joyce has a tantalizing arm. He could flourish under a more competent organization. A healthier version of Joyce could look a lot like Mason Miller.

In a lot of ways, Detmers and Joyce aren't so different than what the Yankees just did with Ryan Weathers. Weathers has yet to have a full season, but if healthy, he could be a nasty weapon for the rotation.

Previous February and March Moves

As mentioned earlier, Cashman has done some heavy lifting around this time of the year in the past. His best move was acquiring a Hall of Famer.

In February of 1999, they traded fan favorite David Wells for Roger Clemens, who had a knack for beaming the Yankees. Clemens led them to two World Series.

One deal most would like to forget was the acquisition of a former MVP. That was the Josh Donaldson trade, which also featured now-malcontent Isiah Kiner-Falefa.

This move actually brought the Yankees further from a championship. Donaldson will be remembered for smiling after an uncompetitive at-bat in the ALCS, and IKF was benched for a rookie shortstop that same series.

Mike Tauchman was another deal. The Yankees traded for him before Opening Day. Yankee brass never could have figured, though, that Tauchman would hit .277/.361/.504 with a 128 wRC+.

Neil Walker was also a March move that deserves an A for effort, but nothing more than that. Walker hit for a 115 wRC+ in 2017 but posted an ugly 82 wRC+ with the Yankees.

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