It’s the Yankees. Why wouldn’t they try again?
The Yankees are battling for the AL East lead with the Boston Red Sox (no surprise there) and Brian Cashman thinks they have as good a shot as anyone to win the pennant. With the lineup that the Yankees have including Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and Starlin Castro. Torres was on his way to joining the Yankees soon if not for suffering a torn ACL, requiring season-ending Tommy John surgery. So what if they added Schwarber to that group as a DH?
The chances that Epstein wouldn’t even entertain the thought of dealing him is slim–closer to none. But let’s entertain this thought. If the Cubs were to consider the deal, what would they be looking to get? Schwarber’s current state of play doesn’t negate his very high potential. The Cubs gave up the No. 26 prospect in the MLP Pipeline for Chapman. What could they get for Schwarber?