They are stuck with Stanton, unless they just eat the rest of that contract. They got him for a bowl of jello and a can of whip cream to begin with, when he was actually still good and coming off an MVP season, because of his contract and questions about his long term health.
Only way they can actually trade him is to do an NBA type deal and package a top prospect (do they have any besides Dominguez?) with him, throw a bunch of money at the other team to cover most of the contract, and take a lifetime major/minor league journeyman who has run out of options in return.
He's Chris Davis 2.0 at this point. Orioles had to just swallow a few years of that contract also.
Yankees have been horrid at developing their farm system for awhile now.
Even with lucking into Aaron Judge at the end of the 1st round of his draft class, he only started to figure out major league pitching after finding his own hitting instructor outside of the organization.
Severino was a stud for a couple of years, but they can't keep him healthy, and I'm not sure he's got anything left...and as I say that, he'll probably go play for somebody else next year and be a Cy Young contender again.
Hopefully Volpe can make a big step up with his plate discipline next season.
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