The New York Yankees have been searching for third base help since Oswaldo Cabrera went down with an ankle fracture, ending his season. Zachary Rymer of Bleacher Report believes that the answer could be in one of the league's premier names: José Ramírez of the Cleveland Guardians.
Ramírez seems like a bit of a stretch, and Rymer acknowledges that in his article, But he would be a prime candidate for the Guardians' history of dumping large contracts at their highest value.
The Guardians are in second place in the American League Central and are a half-game back of the final wild card spot, but the Detroit Tigers are running away with the division and aren't looking back. The Guardians can still make the playoffs this season, but if they take one wrong turn in August or September, they might be looking to offload Ramírez in the offseason anyway due to Detroit's dominance.
While Ramírez holds a full no-trade clause, he can still decide where he wants to go if the team decides to move on from him. Ramírez is 32 and is running out of time in what most outlets consider to be the prime of a baseball player. The Yankees would make sense as they search for an answer at third base and their history of taking on big contracts.
This may feel far-fetched, but it could be closer to reality than standings-watchers realize, as there is a clear difference between where the Guardians and Tigers are in the lifecycle of a baseball team.
