Yankees: 3 prospects New York should offer Padres for Juan Soto

Juan Soto #22 of the San Diego Padres celebrates at second base after hitting a one-run RBI double during the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in game two of the National League Championship Series at PETCO Park on October 19, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

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Auburn’s Richard Fitts (43) pitches during the Auburn-Alabama Capital City Classic at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Alabama defeated Auburn 6-3.Jc Aubase 27 /

2021 draft pick, Richard Fitts, could be a movable piece for Juan Soto

Every MLB team is eager to acquire pitching. You can honestly never have too much of it, which could make a pitcher quite valuable to a potential Juan Soto trade. The Padres have already lost LHP Mackenzie Gore and RHP Jarlin Susana in the deal to acquire the young slugging, Juan Soto. San Diego is currently sitting on an extremely young farm system, where four of their five top prospects, according to MLB Pipeline, are teenagers. The one other prospect is just 20 and isn’t anticipated to debut in San Diego until 2024 or 2025.

So, acquiring a polished pitcher like Richard Fitts could bode well for the Padres. Fitts would instantly slot in as one of the better and more developed pitching prospects in the Padres system. This could make sense for New York because they are always acquiring and signing All-Star level pitching, as seen with Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Frankie Montas and a majority of their bullpen history.

With four of their starters either signed or under team control through next season, the Yankees have no real reason to rush any pitching prospect up the farm system ladder. The former 2021 draft selection has good potential and a good fastball, but if the Yankees call the Padres about Soto, Fitts shouldn’t be off limits.

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