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By Zach Pressnell
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees met in the World Series last postseason, with the Dodgers triumphantly coming out on top.
Now these two teams are working back to the postseason, and they'll likely be two of the more active teams in baseball at the trade deadline. Pair this with the fact that both teams need to add pitching, and there's a chance we see the Yankees and Dodgers battle in bidding wars before we see them meet in the World Series again.
ESPN's Jeff Passan recently listed the Dodgers and Yankees as two of the best fits in a trade for Cleveland Guardians reliever Cade Smith.
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"Smith has been arguably the best reliever in baseball since the beginning of the 2024 season, and with more than 13 strikeouts per nine innings, he could be the solution to many teams' late-inning woes," Passan wrote. "With four more years of control, he would also be a prohibitively expensive trade target for most teams, making a deal difficult to come by."
Smith has quietly been one of the best pitchers in baseball for over a year now, but he hasn't gotten the same amount of attention as guys like Ryan Helsley, Tanner Scott, Devin Williams, and Emmanuel Clase.
The Yankees don't need another closer in their bullpen, but adding a high-leverage guy like Smith would be a huge step in the right direction. The righty might be expensive to acquire, but he's just what the Yankees need.
The same can be said for the Dodgers. They have the talent in the bullpen already. Adding another reliable arm would take a lot of the pressure off the guys like Scott, who are struggling.
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