NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Marcus Stroman wouldn’t say it outright, but it was hard to interpret his words any other way.
He’d welcome a trade to the Yankees in a heartbeat.
With the Toronto Blue Jays in the midst of a significant rebuild and Stroman set to hit free agency at season’s end, the ace right-hander figures to be one of the bigger-name pitchers to be unloaded before the July 31 trade deadline.
And, as most everyone around baseball knows, the Yankees are expected to be add at least one top-end arm to a rotation that’s had several moments of pause this season despite the team’s first place standing and overall 50-28 record.