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By Zach Pressnell
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The New York Yankees need to find a starting pitcher ahead of the trade deadline. After losing Gerrit Cole for the season and Luis Gil for a bulk of the year, the Bronx Bombers were recently dealt another crushing blow.
Clarke Schmidt is expected to miss the rest of the season and potentially all of next year with an elbow injury. The Yankees need to find a starting pitcher at the trade deadline, or it's going to be a long summer in the Bronx.
Zach Kaplan of Athlon Sports recently suggested the Yankees could kill two birds with one stone in a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kaplan suggested the Yankees could trade Oswald Peraza and Chase Hampton to Pittsburgh in exchange for Mitch Keller and Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
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"Keller's price may never be lower than now, as at face value, his 3-10 record and 3.64 ERA leaves a lot to be desired. Before this year, however, Keller threw 159 or more innings in each of the last three seasons and appears on track to do so again," Kaplan wrote. "The Yankees need inning-eaters, as Marcus Stroman and Will Warren don't exactly inspire confidence with their length. Throwing IKF into the deal would give the Yankees a versatile contact hitter and speedster who is familiar with the system."
The idea of adding both Keller and Kiner-Falefa would be huge for the Yankees. This would fill the team's biggest holes in the starting rotation and the infield.
But Kaplan severely underrates Keller's value. The righty has been excellent this year and holds multiple years of affordable team control on his contract.
The Yankees' front office would need to give up much more in the deal. Potentially an outfielder like Everson Pereira alongside the other two pieces could get the deal done. But the Pirates don't need to trade Keller this year, so it's a bit foolish to expect Pittsburgh to take such a small return.
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