Should the Yankees Try and Trade for Mike Trout?

Source: itsaboutthemoney.net --- Monday, November 21, 2016
The Yankees have a deep, elite farm system . Mike Trout is the best player in Baseball, a Jersey boy, under contract through the 2020 season, and on one of the worst teams in the MLB with one of the worst farm systems, headed by a former Yankee executive. If the Angels are smart, they would attempt to rebuild their farm system in one day by trading Mike Trout. They aren't going to be able to put a winning team on the field even with their star for some time. The Yankees have the prospects to trade for Mike Trout. In fact, they have the prospects to trade for Mike Trout and still have a decent farm system leftover. Trout would instantly make the Yankees a contender, and should remain at the peak of his powers through his contract. The Yankees should at least make a run at Mike Trout. What would a package for Trout look like? What pieces could the Yankees trade away, and who should they keep? Keep: One of Didi Gregorius or Gleyber Torres. Trade: The other one The Yankees have the luxury of having two potential very good shortstops locked up long term. Didi Gregorius is under contract through the 2019 season, is established as a solid 3 fWAR player, and should remain very cheap. Gleyber Torres is one of the best shortstop prospects in the game, and could be even better than Gregorius. One should stay, and one should go. I think both are valued about equally, so the Angels would conceivably pick one. If Didi goes, Tyler Wade replaces ...

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