{"id":8447,"date":"2024-11-17T14:32:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T14:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447"},"modified":"2024-11-17T14:32:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T14:32:17","slug":"yankees-predicted-to-cut-ties-with-struggling-slugger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Predicted to Cut Ties With Struggling Slugger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171393542-e1731814272355.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171393542-e1731814272355.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171393542-e1731814272355.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171393542-e1731814272355.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Yankees Predicted to Cut Ties With Struggling Slugger\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty Aaron Boone staring ahead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York Yankees have multiple players from their 2024 roster on the free agency market. Juan Soto is the biggest name to look out for, but the Yankees have another outfielder, Alex Verdugo, on the market.<\/p>\n<p>The left-handed hitting outfielder didn\u2019t have the campaign he was hoping for. He was elite defensively, but on the other side of the baseball, it was a season to forget for the veteran.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the Yankees will likely move on from him. With Jasson Dominguez waiting to play every game, it makes the decision easier due to him being on a cheap contract.<\/p>\n<p>Pete Caldera of NorthJersey.com predicted that to be the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVerdugo regained a measure of value in postseason, but it\u2019s time to see what the promising Dominguez can deliver on a full-time basis \u2013 though he needs work on his outfield defense,\u201d Caldera wrote on November 1.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Yankees \u2018Cannot\u2019 Have Verdugo<\/h2>\n<p>The New York Yankees fan base initially loved Verdugo. However, the city expects players to do what they need on the field. Outside of his rough performance at times, Verdugo was loved by his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>He showed up every day ready to go for the Yankees and brought great energy to the clubhouse.<\/p>\n<p>While that\u2019s always a good thing to have, moving on from because of his play and Dominguez is a seemingly easy decision. So much so that Zachary Rotman of FanSided believes he \u201ccannot\u201d be on the team in the next campaign.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_bm4hpib8p\">\u201cFor much of the season, Yankees fans were wondering why Alex Verdugo was starting in the outfield when New York\u2019s No. 1 prospect, Jasson Dominguez, looked MLB-ready. We can argue whether Verdugo should\u2019ve been starting in the postseason all day, but it cannot be argued that Verdugo\u2019s time in the Bronx should be up. There just isn\u2019t a spot for him anymore.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_7xpyrnx0z\">\u201cWhether it\u2019s in left field or center field, Dominguez has to factor in as an everyday player somewhere in the outfield. New York hopes Aaron Judge and Soto take up the other two spots, but of course, that remains to be seen,\u201d Rotman wrote on November 16. \u201cWhether Soto comes back or not, though, that third spot cannot be Verdugo\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-mm-id=\"_7xpyrnx0z\">Verdugo Contract Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>The 28-year-old might not have the best market due to his down-showing, but he should eventually find a new home this winter. The New York Yankees could even be the team that brings him back if they could get him for a cheap price.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Bowden of The Athletic named the Yankees a fit for him again in 2025, predicting that he\u2019d land a two-year, $26 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlex Verdugo is well-liked and respected by his teammates, brings high energy to the clubhouse, plays with an edge and is a solid defender in left field. Offensively, he had a down season, slashing just .233\/.291\/.356,\u201d Bowden wrote on October 31. \u201cHis power is pretty consistent as he has provided between 11 and 13 home runs in the last five full seasons. He plays every day, never complains and is the definition of an average major-league player.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>$13 million AAV wouldn\u2019t be a bad price, but it wouldn\u2019t make much sense for the Yankees to make that deal with Soto needing to be paid. Every dollar counts this winter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jon Conahan covers the NBA and NFL for Heavy.com. Since 2019, his sports coverage has appeared at Sports Illustrated, oddschecker, ClutchPoints and Sportskeeda. More about Jon Conahan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees were predicted to allow Alex Verdugo to walk to another team in MLB free agency after a rough year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Yankees Predicted to Cut Ties With Struggling Slugger - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yankees Predicted to Cut Ties With Struggling Slugger - News 365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The New York Yankees were predicted to allow Alex Verdugo to walk to another team in MLB free agency after a rough year.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News 365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-17T14:32:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01-2024-11-17T213102.728.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MsHan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MsHan\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447\",\"name\":\"Yankees Predicted to Cut Ties With Struggling Slugger - News 365\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01-2024-11-17T213102.728.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-17T14:32:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-17T14:32:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f09359787389175562194e1ac16d5c2a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01-2024-11-17T213102.728.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01-2024-11-17T213102.728.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Yankees Predicted to Cut Ties With Struggling Slugger\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"News 365\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f09359787389175562194e1ac16d5c2a\",\"name\":\"MsHan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6b5d5395174488a4ed6e967c89fcc43e593f72ab35b7650fb9fd4cfd4250bbe3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6b5d5395174488a4ed6e967c89fcc43e593f72ab35b7650fb9fd4cfd4250bbe3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MsHan\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?author=3\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Yankees Predicted to Cut Ties With Struggling Slugger - News 365","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Yankees Predicted to Cut Ties With Struggling Slugger - News 365","og_description":"The New York Yankees were predicted to allow Alex Verdugo to walk to another team in MLB free agency after a rough year.","og_url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447","og_site_name":"News 365","article_published_time":"2024-11-17T14:32:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01-2024-11-17T213102.728.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"MsHan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MsHan"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447","url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447","name":"Yankees Predicted to Cut Ties With Struggling Slugger - News 365","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01-2024-11-17T213102.728.png","datePublished":"2024-11-17T14:32:17+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-17T14:32:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f09359787389175562194e1ac16d5c2a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01-2024-11-17T213102.728.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01-2024-11-17T213102.728.png","width":1080,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8447#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Yankees Predicted to Cut Ties With Struggling Slugger"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/","name":"News 365","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f09359787389175562194e1ac16d5c2a","name":"MsHan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6b5d5395174488a4ed6e967c89fcc43e593f72ab35b7650fb9fd4cfd4250bbe3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6b5d5395174488a4ed6e967c89fcc43e593f72ab35b7650fb9fd4cfd4250bbe3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MsHan"},"url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?author=3"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8447"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8457,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8447\/revisions\/8457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}