Although the road ahead in the MLB season is still very long, it can be said that the move that brought Alex Verdugo to the New York Yankees was a success by Brian Cashman’s management.
The defensive interventions of the outfielder of Mexican descent have led captain Aaron Judge to see him as one of the best left fielders he has played with and has even compared him to a Major League star like Brett Gardner.
Once over a slow offensive start, Verdugo is also producing with the bat and is the fourth hitter in the lineup. But none of that could be enough for him to stay in the Bronx, since he will be a free agent at the end of the season and they could lose him to other teams.
In the Padres organization they have several promising outfield prospects, but they could well think about going for Verdugo in free agency. If he maintains the level all year long that he has shown with the Yankees this first month of the campaign, his price will rise, but it will not be so high as to prevent San Diego from being encouraged to include him on their payroll. He can take the spot that Jurickson Profar will surely leave in left field and his left-handed bat would be a big help in the lineup.
2024-04-29 18:25:36
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