The Yankees need an infielder, and the Cubs’ pursuit of Alex Bregman could provide New York with an avenue for them to go after Nico Hoerner. Chicago might look to flip the young infielder in a deal, but the purpose of opening up space for Matt Shaw might be a secondary reason more than it is their primary objective.
It seems that the Cubs would want to add to their rotation, but the Yankees don’t have what Jed Hoyer would be looking for, as I doubt that Brian Cashman would trade three years of Clarke Schmidt or five years of Luis Gil for two years of Nico Hoerner.