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By Andrew Wright
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The losses of ace Gerrit Cole and slugger Giancarlo Stanton due to injuries were expected to impact the New York Yankees in a major way. The production from both Max Fried and Paul Goldschmidt have filled those voids nicely and have New York out to a 37-23 record through 60 games.
The emergence of Ben Rice, however, could force the Yankees to make a near impossible decision when Stanton returns, and that decision would be to trade Paul Goldschmidt to the Chicago Cubs.
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New York won't be able to get Rice, Stanton and Goldschmidt in the same lineup on a regular basis, so it seems that a move of some sort will have to be made. The trade of a player on a one-year deal rather than a young, promising player could be the correct move for the Yankees to make.
Goldschmidt has gotten off to an excellent start this season, with a .327 average, six home runs and .859 OPS in 220 at-bats. Even more impressive, he has done incredible work against left-handed pitchers, posting a slash line of .520/.613/.900 in 50 at-bats.
With the Cubs' current platoon situation at first base with Michael Busch and Justin Turner, Chicago would gladly take Goldschmidt's production against left-handers over Turner's. The sample size for Turner is a slash line of .268/.326/.366 in 44 at-bats.
Goldschmidt has demolished the NL Central in his career, with a slash line of .291/.388/.527 in almost 550 games played. That kind of production would be a welcome addition to a Chicago lineup that will be looking to fight off St. Louis and Milwaukee for the remainder of the season.
A blockbuster move for Goldschmidt could be what the Cubs need to pull off to help win the division and reach the postseason for the first time since 2020.
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