Padres Star Luis Arráez Posts Odd IG Response to Online Yankees Trade Proposal
From the start of the offseason, it was clear that the New York Yankees had no intention of retaining their free agent second baseman Gleyber Torres. According to Torres himself, they never even made him a new contract offer. Sure enough, just two days after Christmas, the 28-year-old Venezuelan signed a one-year, $15 million contract with the Detroit Tigers.
But even though they knew they were not keeping Torres on the team, one thing the Yankees did not do is make any plan to replace him. Now, a full week into the New Year, there is still a hole at second base in the Yankees lineup. The team has reportedly kicked the tires on several different middle infielders but have yet to strike any deal, either via trade or free agent signing.
On Monday, however, ESPN baseball insider Jeff Passan, whose area of specialty is staying ahead of the Major League Baseball transaction wire, reported that the Yankees were holding discussions with the San Diego Padres about three-time All-Star second-bagger Luis Arráez, who also hails from Venezuela.
Arráez Has Thoughts About Third Trade in Three Years
Arráez spent the first four seasons of his career with the Minnesota Twins who signed him as an international free agent in 2013. Despite placing sixth in Rookie of the Year voting in 2019, and earning his first All-Star selection as well as the first of two Silver Slugger awards in 2022, Minnesota traded him to the Miami Marlins, who held on to him until the trade deadline in 2024, when Miami flipped him to the Padres for a package of four minor league prospects.
The 27-year-old infielder agreed to a one-year, $13.7 million contract with San Diego for 2025, but now finds himself faced with the possibility that it may be the Yankees, not the Padres who retain his services for next season.
