Bleacher Report’s Joel Reuter recently proposed a hypothetical trade that would send Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman and catching prospect Rafael Flores to the Texas Rangers in exchange for infielder Josh Smith. While this might sound great for the Yankees on paper, the reality is the Rangers would likely laugh, hang up the phone, and block Brian Cashman’s number before he even finished his pitch.
Smith is coming off a breakout 2024 season in which he played 149 games, hitting .258/.337/.394 with 13 home runs, 62 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases, all while posting a solid 111 wRC+.