Yankees could swing trade for 14-year veteran after Max Fried injury scare

The New York Yankees' starting rotation has dealt pinch injuries each season. An wounded scare for Max Fried could unit nan squad to make a move for a starting pitcher.

Fried near his past commencement aft 3 innings because of a blister. He said aft nan game, it was excessively early to show if it would play a domiciled down nan line. He is an All-Star this play and has a 2.43 ERA. He has led nan rotation each year, and losing him would put nan Yankees successful a reliable position.

Luis Gil has not sounded yet this season, and Gerrit Cole's play was complete earlier it ever started. Carlos Rodón has been awesome this year, but aft him and Fried, nan rotation has mobility marks. Marcus Stroman has sounded good since his return, but his way grounds pinch nan Yankees is acold from great. Will Warren and Cam Schlittler are not precisely reliable options erstwhile October starts.

When healthy, nan Yankees would person Fried, Rodón and Gil. However, an wounded to immoderate of them puts nan squad successful a difficult situation. After Fried's wounded scare, FanSided's Jake Elman suggested the Yankees waste and acquisition for Jose Quintana of nan Milwaukee Brewers.

"Quintana should travel cheap, partially because he is cheap; he’s owed little than $2 cardinal nan remainder of nan season," wrote Elman. "Milwaukee tin besides spend (pun not intended) to portion ways pinch Quintana, fixed rookie phenom Jacob Misiorowski’s abrupt emergence."

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Quintana is successful his 14th play and has a 3.28 ERA connected nan year. He has been awesome for nan Brewers, but they already person a surplus of starters. Logan Henderson is successful Triple-A and has a beardown statement to beryllium backmost successful nan large leagues. Nestor Cortes is besides moving his measurement back, and nan Brewers do not presently person a spot for him successful nan rotation.

Quintana is going to beryllium a free supplier aft nan season, and nan Brewers could move him if they want to support Cortes successful nan mix. He would beryllium awesome security for nan Yankees and would beryllium an upgrade complete Warren aliases Stroman successful nan starting rotation.

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