Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees proposed trade moves on from Nico Hoerner for lackluster return originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Chicago Cubs have clearly floated Nico Hoerner in trade rumors, though multiple players have come out and said the team won’t trade him, including Dansby Swanson.
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“Jed’s got so much love and respect for Nico,” Swanson said, per Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic. “Nico means the world to me and to this team; who he is as a person, he brings the same type of energy and competitive spirit that Alex does. He’s somebody that’s just a darn good player, really good winner and irreplaceable, really. There’s no (way to properly) value what he brings to this group on and off the field.”
Despite that, some think the Cubs can find themselves with an issue with Hoerner, and FanSided’s Mark Powell believes a trade with the New York Yankees might make sense.:
Yankees get: Hoerner
Cubs receive: Henry Lalane, Kyle Carr
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“The Cubs sound – at least from the outside looking in – like they want to get the most for Hoerner while they still can. Chicago values Matt Shaw as their future at second base, and they acquired Alex Bregman in free agency for a reason.
“Where does that leave Hoerner? What Chicago is lacking beyond Cade Horton is system depth at starting pitcher. This trade gives them two, including Lalane, who is closing in on top-100 prospect status himself. Carr is easily-overlooked considering the rest of the firepower in the Yankees system, but he projects as a rotation regular when all is said and done,” he wrote.
The Cubs only getting back two prospects wouldn’t be ideal, but if the going rate is the going rate, Chicago might have to settle.
On the flip side, for the Cubs, flipping a valuable big leaguer into controllable arms could also help them long term.
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