MLB insider’s proposed Yankees-Angels trade could solve multiple issues for LAA
During a mid-game interview on Monday evening, Yankees manager Aaron Boone pretty plainly hinted that some third base business could still get done before Opening Day. Was he referencing something akin to this proposed Angels swap, courtesy of MLB insider Joel Sherman of the New York Post?
If the arrival of Yoán Moncada didn’t make infielder Luis Rengifo expendable from the Angels’ perspective, than the emergence of Christian Moore (aka the New Nolan Schanuel) just might’ve. 2024’s first-round pick is turning heads at Angels camp, and given LAA’s innate need to rush their top prospects in order to salvage … whatever this is, there’s a chance the time is nigh for them to move Rengifo, a bat-first infielder who hit .300 with a 116 OPS+ last year (though the quality of contact is … not what you want).
This is Rengifo’s walk year, and he’s making just $5.95 million this season. Does that qualify as “loot” or “not loot,” in Hal Steinbrenner’s eyes?
The money might make the difference between “deal” or “no deal” here, but it’s definitely worth calling The Banker over Sherman’s proposed trade of Trent Grisham, one of Ian Hamilton/Mark Leiter Jr., and one of Oswald Peraza/Yoendrys Gomez for Rengifo.
I do agree with Sherman’s logic why Rengifo might be available and why the Yankees match up well
