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Outfielder Juan Soto bolting for a historic deal with the New York Mets leaves the New York Yankees in need of more offense for their 2025 roster. Can general manager Brian Cashman find a way to land Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros in a blockbuster trade?
Tucker’s availability has been a hot topic in recent days since the Astros are reportedly open to having trade conversations with interested teams. He’s estimated to earn $16.7 million in 2025, which is his final year of team control before reaching free agency.
The left-handed slugger has quietly been a consistently elite offensive producer over the past four seasons. Tucker has slashed .280/.362/.527 while averaging 28 home runs, 29 doubles, 90 RBI and 77 runs scored per year since 2021.
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How could Cashman convince the Astros to cut ties with Tucker? MLB Network proposed the following hypothetical swap:
– Yankees receive: outfielder Kyle Tucker
– Astros receive: right-handed pitcher Luis Gil, catcher/first baseman Ben Rice and infielder Roderick Arias
This feels like quite the overpay for what could potentially be one year of Tucker. MLB.com ranks Arias as the Yankees’ fourth-best prospect. Rice posted a .613 OPS in 178 plate appearances as a rookie but slugged 24 homers with a .968 OPS in 2024 between Double-A and Triple-A. Gil is fresh off winning American League Rookie of the Year honors after going 15-7 with a 3.50 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 171 strikeouts in 151 2/3 innings pitched.
The Yankees giving up this kind of package to land Tucker is incredibly unlikely and would probably have to come with a guarantee of the slugger signing a long-term extension. According to Spotrac, Tucker’s market value is for seven years and $195 million.
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