A trade pitch has the New York Yankees acquiring Brandon Lowe from the Tampa Bay Rays in a blockbuster deal. The post Trade Pitch Has Yankees Acquiring Former 39-Home Run Slugger From Rival appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Lowe, 30, is under contract for $10.5 million this season, with a club option for $11.5 million in 2026. If he can stay fully healthy for the first time since 2021, when he hit 39 home runs, he'd be a fantastic bargain at that price point.

One name has been tied to the New York Yankees as the team searches for its next second baseman. The Yankees have moved on from longtime second baseman Gleyber Torres.

Replacing Gleyber Torres seems to be getting tougher by the day for the New York Yankees. Lowe would be a logical player to replace him with, but if the Tampa Bay Rays aren’t willing to move him to the Yankees, New York will have to look elsewhere.

Though it remains to be seen where Jazz Chisholm will play, the Yankees have the flexibility to target either a second or third baseman as one of their final offseason moves befor