THE YANKS MAY LIKE PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT. WHAT CAN I SAY?

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I don't know if this would ever happen, but I like where their heads at. Plus anything Yankee news that doesn't have to do with Bryce Harper, Manny Machado or Nick Cafardo's theory of why Giancarlo Stanton would be traded is refreshing to me.  Bottom line.

New York Metro writes this... and it comes originally from Buster Olney. But I'm not a big fan of Olney. I'm a big fan of Metro's commentary about Olney's rumor:

"According to ESPN's Buster Olney, rival evaluators believe that the Arizona Diamondbacks intend to trade six-time All-Star Paul Goldschmidt. Arizona is on the cusp of a rebuild as rumors have already swirled this offseason that ace Zack Greinke is also on the trade block. 

They also are on the verge of losing top-tier starter Patrick Corbin, another southpaw linked to the Yankees. With Goldschmidt entering the final year of his deal, it makes him a prime trade candidate. The quicker they do so, the higher the return will be. "

So look... here's the deal.  The Yankees like Corbin too, but Corbin is a free agent.  Goldschmidt means you need to flip over talent to the Diamondbacks.  While the Yankees have had made those deals with Arizona before, I'm just not sure who they would send over?  We have a really good farm.  We even just gave away Justus Sheffield to the Mariners for James Paxton, and no one really wanted to part with Sheffield, but we had to make a deal. Now rumors are flying that the Yankees offered Sheffield to the Diamondbacks for Goldschmidt. I guess nothing happened.  Hey, we got a major league pitcher from the Mariners.  I'm happier with that.

Now we're faced with the latest rumors that the Yankees aren't thrilled with Greg Bird and Luke Voit. I find pitching to be the real priority here. Get another starter, via free agency. Roll the dice with Voit or Bird at first, and forget someone like Goldschmidt.

But hey, it's the rumor season, and while I'm no fan of Olney, this idea of the Yankees perhaps trying to snatch up Goldschmidt makes a helluva lot of sense.

Whatever the case.  Stay tuned about this one. It's interesting.