A well-known MLB insider has suggested that two Los Angeles Angels players should be New York Yankees targets before the July 30 trade deadline.
A month ago, the Yankees had the best record in baseball and appeared to be on a mission to win the World Series in 2024. Things have altered dramatically in the weeks since. New York is currently in a deep slump and no longer leads their division.
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It has increased the pressure on Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman to make significant additions and return the team to the World Series for the first time since 2009. The organisation has been connected to a variety of players ahead of this month’s trade deadline, but two specific athletes — Luis Rengifo and Carlos Estevez — remain popular options throughout the league as potential trade targets.
ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan has joined the chorus of voices arguing that New York should target the two Los Angeles Angels players.
Luis Rengifo statistics (2024):.315 AVG,.358 OBP,.442 SLG, 6 HR, 25 RBI, 36 R, and 22 SB
“At the very least, the Yankees should get a bat-first infielder — the Los Angeles Angels’ Luis Rengifo fits, though the hand injury that sent him to the injured list is alarming and untimely — and a late-inning reliever, such as Miami’s Tanner Scott or Angels closer Carlos Estevez, who has issued one unintentional walk in 27 innings this season,” Passan wrote this week.
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The Angels are on track for another losing season in 2024, and they will almost certainly sell before July 30. Rengfio is having a breakout season in Los Angeles and would provide the Yankees with an upgrade at second base, as well as the ability to play various spots in the infield and steal bases.
Carlos Estevez stats (2024): 2.89 ERA, 0.821 WHIP, 16 saves, 28 strikeouts, and 4 walks.
Estevez is also having a great year on a terrible Angels club, and he would provide New York with an excellent setup option for Clay Holmes as well as a backup plan if the incumbent closer struggles down the line.
