The New York Yankees are facing some uncertainty in their infield, where they have an otherwise strong core but have been hampered by injuries.
That could lead the Bronx Bombers to seek some outside help, leading one analyst to predict they will snatch up one of the top young infielders before the MLB’s trade deadline passes this year.
Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller made predictions on where some of the top projected trade targets will land, suggesting the Yankees will find a home for Washington Nationals infielder C.J. Abrams. Miller noted that the Nationals are predicted to finish near the bottom of the league and could be willing to part with another young player in exhange for more rebuilding assets.
“Washington has been rebuilding since the pandemic, and isn’t any closer to actually re-emerging as a contender,” Miller wrote. “The Nats traded away MacKenzie Gore and Jose A. Ferrer this winter. They didn’t add much that is liable to help the team in 2026, unless you’re irrationally optimistic about Miles Mikolas.”
Miller suggested that the best trade partner would be a team with injury worries in their middle infield, and the Yankees fit the bill.
“Short of knowing what injury news will look like in early August, though, the Yankees may make the most sense here,” Miller wrote. “Primary 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. has plans of joining the 50/50 club, but he is often injured, and it’s his final season before free agency. Primary SS Anthony Volpe is recovering from labrum surgery and is probably entering a make-or-break year after three straight seasons with an OPS of around .660.”
Miller added that top prospect George Lombard Jr. is expected to join the Yankees at some point during this season, but the team could still target a more proven player like Abrams, who was an All-Star in 2024.
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