![\"San](\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_206,w_4431,h_2492\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/43\/01jy29p4wqfef9bwpxga.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It\u2019s no secret that the Red Sox\u2019s trade of Rafael Devers to the Giants impacts the Yankees in a variety of ways.\u00a0The first way it impacts them is the most obvious: Devers is no longer in the division, and the Red Sox are worse because of it. But the second impact is arguably just as important.<\/p>\n
By trading Devers to the Giants, the Red Sox made the National League West even tougher, which can end up helping the Yankees at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n
The Dodgers, Giants and Padres all currently hold postseason spots in a loaded division, which means they should all be buyers at this year\u2019s trade deadline.<\/p>\n
And then there\u2019s the Diamondbacks. Two seasons ago, the Diamondbacks made it to the World Series against the Texas Rangers. Now most of that core could be for sale, and the Yankees could take advantage.<\/p>\n
If the Diamondbacks do choose to sell while trying to navigate this increasingly impossible environment, they\u2019ll have plenty of players that would make for attractive trade chips, namely first baseman Josh Naylor, third baseman Eugenio Su\u00e1rez and starting pitcher Zac Gallen, among others.\u00a0Su\u00e1rez being available, in particular, would be massively important to the Yankees.<\/p>\n
As Robert Murray wrote last week:<\/p>\n
They have plenty of intriguing trade assets such as right-handers Merrill Kelly and Shelby Miller and sluggers Eugenio Su\u00e1rez, Randal Grichuk and Josh Naylor. But no trade piece is as intriguing as right-hander Zac Gallen. Gallen is in the final season of his contract with the Diamondbacks. When Arizona signed Corbin Burnes, it signaled that Gallen was unlikely to return to Arizona on a long-term contract. With Burnes sidelined until perhaps 2027 after undergoing Tommy John surgery this week, perhaps the team\u2019s thinking changed. But it\u2019s entirely possible that Gallen is entering his final weeks in Arizona.”<\/em><\/p>\n The Yankees should be licking their lips. The idea of Su\u00e1rez being on the block should be music to Brian Cashman\u2019s ears, as New York\u2019s third baseman have combined for a wRC+ of just 86 this year. Meanwhile, Su\u00e1rez, an impending free agent, has mashed 21 home runs this year and is just three home runs from 300 in his career.<\/p>\n Eugenio Su\u00e1rez puts the @Dbacks ahead with his THIRD grand slam this year! pic.twitter.com\/8Y2UAdi7AE<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1932906720574980436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1932906720574980436%7Ctwgr%5E615e13815fc16e913aeaad4fd6458b59a91cddd9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fyanksgoyard.com%2Fyankees-just-got-huge-trade-deadline-assist-from-red-sox-after-rafael-devers-deal<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n He has a career .537 slugging percentage in 12 games at Yankee Stadium, and would add some much needed thump to the middle of the Yankees lineup.<\/p>\n The same could be said for Naylor in a vacuum, though it\u2019s worth wondering if the team would trade for him given his\u2026 history with the Yankees. An All-Star last year, Naylor\u2019s in the midst of a great season (.302 average with 49 RBI), and would be a solid left-handed bat in the Yankees\u2019 right-handed heavy lineup. Paul Goldschmidt and Ben Rice holding down first base – while Giancarlo Stanton returns – makes this fit increasingly unlikely, pending an interruption.<\/p>\n And then there\u2019s Gallen. Although he has a 5.19 ERA this season, he\u2019s a one-time All-Star with a career ERA of 3.47 in 902 innings. The Yankees need starting pitching, and Gallen would fill that hole. And that\u2019s not to say anything about the bullpen arms of Shelby Miller and Jalen Beeks.<\/p>\n If the Diamondbacks choose to sell at the deadline, they should have plenty of teams calling about their impending free agents.<\/p>\n And, at this point, it seems like a lock that the Yankees will be one of them.<\/p>\n It\u2019s no secret that the Red Sox\u2019s trade of Rafael Devers to the Giants impacts the Yankees in a variety of ways.\u00a0 The first way it impacts them is the most obvi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":72364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n\n