A nice nugget here from Yanks go Yard and worth reporting here on BYB. Paul DeJong, a solid St. Louis Cardinal... and the idea of him being traded to the Yankees. Is this possible? Yup? Will it happen? Unsure... but check this out:"Should the Yankees give the St. Louis Cardinals a call about Paul DeJong?
He certainly struggled in 2021, but his worst-case scenario is a solid utility guy — and, oh, well, one problem: he’s under control for a very long time. Could be a good thing! But, at first blush, seems bad.
DeJong is currently signed through 2023, in the midst of a below-market six-year, $26 million deal signed prior to the 2018 season. Still just 28 years old, he also comes with a pair of team options for 2024 ad 2025, options the Cardinals presumably assumed they’d use instead of transferring the shortstop position to Edmundo Sosa for a good portion of 2021 (DeJong played 107 games at short)...
...In that case, what’s the match here? If it’s Deivi Garcia, who also struggled mightily last year, sure (though how the mighty have fallen). If the Cardinals require power and pedigree and insist on Austin Wells, maybe not so much.
A stopgap in wolf’s clothing is still a stopgap, and we have no overtures that DeJong will suddenly turn back into 2019 DJ LeMahieu the second he gets out of comfortable St. Louis."
The bottom line for me is DeJong is a solid alternative and could cost a hell of a lot less than Carlos Correa. And if that's the case, maybe we could seriously consider Freddie Freeman at first base for the Yankees long term. It's clear the Yankees are not interested in Anthony Rizzo. If they were, it would have happened before the lockout.
Nice piece by Yanks go Yard and something to seriously consider.
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