MLB TRADE SHOCKER: Yankees are predicted to target the Blue Jays’ World Series pitcher in free agency, sending ripples through the league as analysts speculate how this move could reshape the season..ll

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When healthy, there might be an argument to be made that the New York Yankees’ rotation can be very good.

With Max Fried, Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, and Cam Schlittler, the Yankees have three of the better pitchers in the American League.

However, with Rodon’s injuries, Cole not throwing the baseball in over a year, and other factors, it might not be the worst idea for New York to go out and add to its rotation.

When examining what that might mean for opening day, Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report recently predicted that New York would add to its rotation by signing Chris Bassitt, who not only pitched for the New York Mets but was also a member of the Toronto Blue Jays team that just lost in the World Series.

“With Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón and Clarke Schmidt all expected to start the year on the injured list, the Yankees will be in the market to add a starter, though a stopgap veteran on a short-term deal makes the most since considering Cole and Rodón are both expected back early in the season.

“Chris Bassitt has pitched in New York before, he threw the ball well in a swingman role during the Blue Jays’ run to the World Series, and at 36 years old, his market will likely be limited to short-term offers,” he wrote.

Bassitt still has above-average stuff and would be welcomed in a rotation like the Yankees.

If there’s one thing to worry about with Bassitt, it is his age, but it’s also fair to recognize that he’s been available over the past few years, throwing in at least 170.1 innings in each of the past four years.

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