New York Yankees
There are a couple teams on this list where just the thought of them getting Stroman doesn’t seem fair. The Yankees would be one of those teams.
Even while their roster was riddled with injuries, they found a way to rise to the top of the American League East standings. And they did it without Luis Severino at the front of their rotation. New York did make a couple impact acquisitions for the rotation this past winter, but as the old saying goes, more pitching is never a bad thing.
James Paxton hasn’t exactly been a picture of health throughout his career, while J.A. Happ hasn’t been nearly effective as he was for the Yankees last season. Coincidentally enough, they acquired him via midseason trade with the…Blue Jays. It’s not as if the Yankees haven’t targeted ground-ball pitchers in the middle of the season before, too — even if the Sonny Gray deal didn’t work out.
Stroman being born and raised on Long Island and having a penchant for the spotlight also doesn’t hurt anything. Dealing a player within the division is not exactly a popular decision, but New York has a deep farm that’d be attractive to any seller. And as mentioned before, these two teams came together on a deal just last season.
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