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MLB Rumors: Cardinals-Mariners trade snag, Yankees trade for ex-MVP, Tigers good deadline news

By Cody Williams

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JUNE 25: George Kirby #68 of the Seattle Mariners pitches in the first inning during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 25, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JUNE 25: George Kirby #68 of the Seattle Mariners pitches in the first inning during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 25, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /
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Cody Bellinger, Chicago Cubs. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

MLB Rumors: Yankees could help replace Aaron Judge with Cody Bellinger trade

The Aaron Judge injury has plagued the New York Yankees in a truly devastating manner. Since his exit from the lineup, the offense has been impotent overall and Aaron Boone hasn’t been able to come up with any answers… but maybe Brian Cashman can by replacing the reigning MVP with a former MVP at the trade deadline.

That trade target, of course, would be Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger, who won the NL MVP at 23 years old in 2019 with the Dodgers. However, his performance fell off a cliff thereafter, leading to his departure for Los Angeles and signing a short-term prove-it deal with Chicago. That gamble has paid off huge for the Cubs.

Bellinger has posted a .298/.352/.486 slash line this season with 22 extra-base hits and 28 RBI on the season over 55 games played. He’s been the goods, without question. But with him at the end of a one-year contract with only a mutual option for 2024, it could behoove the Cubs to move him for future assets at the deadline. And it could also behoove the Yankees to make the call.

Randy Miller of NJ Advance Media reported that, per an MLB scout, there is a belief that Bellinger could fit the Yankees well with defensive versatility in the outfield while also providing an offensive boom.

New York needs more consistent lefty power, which is what Bellinger provides. Moreover, the Yankees have a bevy of young assets in their system that could be dealt to appease the Cubs in making this trade.

Now the question is if Cashman and the Yankees front office will bite. But it does certainly seem that they should.

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