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Joe Shlabotnik wrote: ↑

July 31 23, 4:02 pm

Peeps don't seem to be buzzing - is Mo done?

Dylan Carlson -- Yankees

For a team with one of the most notable ballpark features in baseball -- the short porch in right field at Yankee Stadium -- the Yankees are sure light on left-handed bats. The prime trade fit here is probably Cody Bellinger, but he's reportedly off the market, so Carlson from the Cardinals is the next-best thing. The 24-year-old switch-hitter would get plenty of at-bats from the left side in New York, with the chance to prove he's still the talented hitter who popped 18 home runs as a rookie in 2021. The Yankees are also the slowest team in the Majors (26.5 ft/sec sprint speed), and Carlson is an above-average runner (28.0 ft/sec for his career) who's provided excellent baserunning value for St. Louis in his tenure there.

Paul DeJong -- Red Sox

DeJong has a two-fold fit with the Red Sox. He's a right-handed pull power hitter who can bang balls off -- or over -- the Green Monster (12 of his 13 homers are to the left side of the field). And he's a very good defensive shortstop (+8 Outs Above Average at short in 2023, sixth-best at the position), which would boost a Red Sox infield defense that's been abysmal (-37 Outs Above Average, by far the worst of any team in MLB).