The New York Yankees are winning the 2021 Trade Deadline

 Brian Cashman has just shown that the resting giant has officially awoken at the 2021 trade deadline. In the span of the 24 hours, Cashman has traded the depth of the farm system for Joey Gallo and Anthony Rizzo to bolster the Bomber lineup for this year’s playoff push.

Following a 14-0 drubbing the Yankee front office hit the phones again to get reinforcements to help a team that is still searching for an identity as the calendar turns to August. Gallo and Rizzo give this team an identity. Gallo is a hungry slugger who has a lot to prove for the team he grew up rooting for. Rizzo is a proven big game player who is looking to show that his best days are not behind him.

Both Gallo and Rizzo are lefty bats to balance a heavily right-handed lineup, both get on base a ton (Rizzo .346 OBP, Gallo .379 OBP who also leads the majors in walks) and will use the short porch in right to add dollar signs to their next respective contracts. What these two also do extraordinarily well is use their gloves.

According to Fangraphs, Joey Gallo has 14 DRS (Defensive Runs Saved) in the outfield, while also being the American League’s Gold Glove Winner in right field last year. Of all the outfielders that have trot out during this season for the Yanks, Gallo’s 14 DRS is far above everyone else, Aaron Judge leads all current Yankees with 6 DRS up to this point. Anthony Rizzo has had a down year in the field with -2 DRS, but Rizzo was the National League’s Gold Glove Winner at first base last year and has averaged 6.8 DRS per year in his career.

The biggest question mark left by these moves is what do the Yankees do with Luke Voit? Voit is scheduled to return to the majors soon following his most recent trip to the IL with left knee inflammation and is the defending Major League Home Run champ. The most logical improvement the Yankees have yet to address so far at the deadline is starting pitching depth. Colorado’s Jon Gray is on top of the possibilities list, while playoff proven Adam Wainwright and Jon Lester are two arms that could be dark horse picks who can look to get more meaningful baseball played at the end of their careers (especially with both St. Louis and Washington seemingly out of the playoff race). The Bombers have also been linked to more bullpen arms following parting ways Justin Wilson and Luis Cessa prior to the Joey Gallo trade. Whatever Brian Cashman pulls the trigger on next, keep one thing in mind, the New York Yankees are not going quietly in 2021.  

 

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