Yankees Predicted To Steal Dodgers’ $52 Million World Series Hero
The New York Yankees fell one series short of winning the World Series in 2024. The Bronx Bombers fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games and Los Angeles has already upgraded its roster for 2025.
The Yankees need to follow suit or else they’re going to be left in the dust. New York is still chasing Juan Soto, who’s expected to sign any day now, but it needs to add other talents as well.
Jim Bowden of The Athletic recently predicted the Yankees would steal Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty on a three-year, $52 million contract in free agency this winter. What better way to beat the Dodgers than to steal their players?
“The Yankees seem to be a perfect fit for Flaherty, whom they came close to acquiring at last season’s trade deadline but ultimately nixed the potential deal over medical concerns about his lower back,” Bowden wrote. “However, if they are comfortable with his medical records and health risk this time, a deal with the righty still makes sense to bolster their rotation depth – and this way, the Yankees won’t have to part with prospects to get him. Flaherty, 29, went 13-7 last season with a 3.17 ERA over 28 starts. He struck out 194 in 162 innings and was worth 3.1 WAR.”
Flaherty makes a lot of sense for the Yankees, especially if they can land him for less than $20 million a year. The reality is Flaherty will make much more than $20 million a season, especially after Luis Severino just landed a three-year, $67 million deal.
Flaherty will likely not sign for anything less than what Severino got. He could still be a target of the Yankees
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MLB rumors: Possible Dodgers-Cardinals Nolan Arenado trade gets Chris Taylor twist
Dodgers-Cardinals Nolan Arenado trade rumors continue to swirl.
Will the Los Angeles Dodgers trade for Nolan Arenado? The question begins with whether or not the St. Louis Cardinals will even trade the star third baseman. Arenado is set to make a lucrative amount of money through the 2027 season, so the financial element will be a factor.
“Rival execs say that if the Cardinals are going to move Nolan Arenado, who is owed $64 million, they expect St. Louis would have to either eat some salary or take on a contract a trade partner wants to move,” Buster Olney of ESPN wrote Saturday on X, formerly Twitter. “Chris Taylor is owed $17 million on his deal. If LAD wants him, seems like there is middle ground to be found.”
The Cardinals will have to take on some of Arenado’s salary in all likelihood if a trade were to come to fruition. If a potential suitor were to add a player with a lucrative contract, though, it could catch the Cardinals’ attention. They would not need to pay as much of Arenado’s salary, although they would be taking on another possibly expensive contract.
It should be noted that Taylor has a $12 million club option for 2026, an option that will likely not be picked up by either the Dodgers or another team barring a bounce-back 2025 campaign.
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