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MLB Trade Rumors: 5 players the Yankees could flip Brandon Drury for

By Rucker Haringey

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 6: Brandon Drury #29 of the New York Yankees at bat against the Baltimore Orioles during the second inning at Yankee Stadium on April 6, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 6: Brandon Drury #29 of the New York Yankees at bat against the Baltimore Orioles during the second inning at Yankee Stadium on April 6, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – JUNE 09: Danny Duffy #41 of the Kansas City Royals pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the bottom of the first inning at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum on June 9, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – JUNE 09: Danny Duffy #41 of the Kansas City Royals pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the bottom of the first inning at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum on June 9, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

3. Danny Duffy

If you just look at Duffy’s numbers this season there’s no way the Yankees should be interested in acquiring him. However, if you look at his career numbers there’s significant cause for optimism. Cashman might be willing to take a flyer on the Royals’ lefty considering just how thin the market for starting pitching is this season.

His 5.28 ERA this season is really ugly but his career mark of just 3.87 makes it seem like a bounce back in the second half of the season is pretty likely. The Yankees would love to buy-low on Duffy before that progression begins.

A complicating factor in a deal for Duffy is that he’s being paid like an above average starting pitcher at the moment. Even worse, his deal runs through 2021. If the Yankees make an acquisition like this, they’ll need to be convinced Duffy can be a part of their rotation in the future.

There’s no question this would be a pretty sizable gamble for Cashman. The Yankees might push the Royals to take on some of the salary to make the deal a little more palatable. That concession from Kansas City, or the inclusion of a prospect should be enough to push this deal over the edge.

Duffy isn’t the most exciting pitcher on New York’s radar at the moment, but he is one of the most attainable. Brandon Drury should be enough to get the talented lefty in pinstripes.

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