This story comes from New York Post writer George A. King III, whose sources informed him that the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals discussed such a deal earlier this summer. Both Beltran and Luke Hochevar are in the final year of their contracts.
If this report is true, the thinking behind such a proposed swap is rather interesting.
Presumably, the KC Royals would have to pitch in some prospects in addition to Hochevar to land Carlos Beltran. That much is obvious. But, that still leaves a few questions.
For one thing, why would the Yankees want Hochevar when they have a loaded bullpen featuring Andrew Miller, Dellin Betances, and Aroldis Chapman?