Nolan Arenado commerce rumors abound, and far of the gossip connects the third baseman to the New York Yankees. However the Bombers could be smart to remain far-off from the St. Louis Cardinals star.
The Yankees are retooling their infield this offseason. They’ve the choice to let Gleyber Torres stroll in free company and presumably transfer Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the new nook to second base — opening the door for Arenado.
As soon as a star with a platinum glove and a strong bat, Arenado is quickly declining. After averaging 37 homers within the seven full seasons he performed between 2015 and 2022, the 33-year-old’s pop has vanished. He managed simply 16 in 152 video games final season.
A few of Arenado’s energy numbers might have been inflated by the truth that he performed within the skinny Denver air to start out his profession. As quickly as he moved to St. Louis, his HR numbers started declining. In his 4 years as a Cardinal, he’s hit 34, 30, 26, and 16 lengthy balls, respectively.
And as he’s a right-handed pull hitter, Yankee Stadium’s roomy left area may exacerbate that regular lower.
Another excuse the Yankees shouldn’t take into account Arenado is the truth that he grounds into too many double performs (in MLB’s top-10 twice previously three years). Extra GIDPs are the very last thing New York wants.
The Yankees have already got two of the league’s almost certainly double play victims in Aaron Choose and Giancarlo Stanton. Thanks largely to these two sluggers, the Bombers led MLB in grounding into double performs in 2024, with 138.
Arenado would make the Yankees older and slower, and would exacerbate an already present concern for the staff. Bombers followers don’t need to watch one more former celebrity rot in pinstripes.
