Yankees Rumors: The Yankees have “touched base” with Mets’ 1B Lucas Duda

By -
It has been no secret that the Yankees have had a disastrous time at first base this season. With the injury to Greg Bird, the Yankees have had over ten people try to man the position in 2017, and the production has been little to none as the Yankees rank in the lower third of the league in all first baseman offensive categories. The Yankees have been rumored to be interested in Marlins’ 1B Justin Bour, but according to Daniel Wexler, he was told by an MLB source that Lucas Duda could also be a possibility to man the corner.
Photo Credit: Lucas Duda

Duda is a left-handed power bat that has the potential to put up 30+ home runs, if he can stay healthy throughout a whole season. He will strikeout his fair share of time, but makes up for it with a solid walk rate. Duda is not having an All-Star caliber season, but nevertheless would be a major upgrade for the Yankees at first base. His OBP of .359 is solid, and he is slugging at a career best clip of .548. His contract does expire at the season’s end, and given his age, it is obvious that he is not a long-term fix at the position.

The Yankees and Mets have minimal history trading with each other, but Duda could be a quality stop-gap for the Yankees’ slumping position. The Mets have been rumored to have interest in Austin Romine and Tyler Austin, so the Yankees would probably have to give up a decent Major League ready player in exchange for Duda’s services. This is merely a rumor, but this could be an interesting storyline down the line.

Article by: Ryan Thoms


 

Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 6, 2017 at 6:03 PM

    Why should the Yanks give anything up? Mets are not going to resign him!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Ryan ThomsJuly 6, 2017 at 9:13 PM

      Thats the biggest reason why the Mets are hoping they can trade him, so they get something for him rather than nothing

      Delete
  2. UnknownJuly 6, 2017 at 6:04 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Frankie Crosetti: “King of Rings”

By -
Image
The New York Yankees have long been admired for their brilliant winning pedigree. They’ve won 27 World Series Championships, 40 American League Pennants and produced some of the greatest players the game of baseball has ever seen. They are truly the standard to which all teams in any sport are measured against. They’re the only team in baseball history to win four straight championships (1936-1939) and five straight (1949-1953). For 85 years, the original Yankee Stadium was the most hallowed ground in sports and home of some of the greatest games ever played. In 2009, that tradition continued as the Yankees won title number 27 in their first season at the new Yankee Stadium. Because of the team’s tremendous success, they’ve had players and coaches who have done a tremendous amount of winning (with apologies to Don Mattingly). Babe Ruth won four times, Joe DiMaggio nine, Mickey Mantle seven, and Lou Gehrig six. Then of course you had the man with the greatest sayings in baseball, the i
Read more

Yankees History, July 20, 1965: Mel Stottlemyre hits inside-the-park grand slam against Red Sox

By -
Image
The designated hitter has distinguished the American League from the National League for as long as many current baseball fans (Gen Xers, Millennials and younger) can remember.   As such, today, it’s nearly unheard of for a pitcher to hit a home run, or to put up numbers on the offensive side with any regularity.   Those numbers sometimes come from the National League, and even on that side of MLB, it’s a rarity to see.   Generally, the pitcher isn’t going to be the player to make the big hit of the game. Photo Credit: The Spokesman Review
Read more

How in the world is Don Mattingly not a Hall of Famer?

By -
Image
By: Chad Raines As many of you know, the Hall of Fame inductees were announced today. And after not being inducted once again in his last appearance on the ballot, I simply do not get why this particular player is not in the Hall of Fame. Let me throw a couple of facts at you, the reader, right now. This Yankee great was a nine time Gold Glover, a six time All-Star, a three time Silver Slugger award winner, an AL batting champion, an MVP award winner, a career . 307 hitter, and a former Yankee captain. As you have probably guessed from the title, this player is Donnie Baseball, Don Mattingly. Considering these accolades, it begs the question: Why on earth isn’t he in the baseball Hall of Fame? (photo via espn.com)
Read more