If The Yanks Don't Trade For A 3rd Baseman, They'll Be Fine

Ah yes, here we go again. Another day, another baseless rumor linking Nolan Arenado to the Yankees. You’d think this would have died down by now, but somehow, someway, we keep hearing whispers about it—except, well, there’s no actual chatter. The only place really pushing this narrative seems to be Fansided. And let’s be honest, they’re just throwing stuff at the wall for clicks at this point in my opinion.

This spring, we were told that third base was DJ LeMahieu’s to lose. Well, he lost it. Now, instead of looking at the most logical option in my opinion, Oswald Peraza—a natural shortstop who makes total sense at third… reports are the Yankees seem to be favoring Oswaldo Cabrera. Look, Cabrera’s a great utility guy, but Peraza fits better at third and he’s solid on that side of the infield. That’s just my opinion, but hey, what do I know?

So then what happened next was Fansided suggested that Aaron Boone said something about a potential trade for a third baseman before Opening Day. Except—spoiler alert—he didn’t. Anyone who’s paid attention to Boone knows that when he talks, it’s just noise. He never actually says anything meaningful. But that didn’t stop Fansided from twisting his words into some grand theory about a looming trade.

Their big takeaway? Boone’s comment:

“We’ll see if something emerges from camp or, you know, things happen in and around baseball … moves happen late, so, we’ll see.”

And? What exactly are we supposed to glean from that? Is this really a sign that the Yankees are revisiting a trade for Arenado? Doubtful. If it was going to happen, it would’ve happened already. Plus, let’s be real—he’s not getting any younger.

If we’re throwing names around, what about Alec Bohm from the Phillies? We talked about that back in November. Read A BOLD TRADE MOVE WITH THE PHILLIES , BUT LEAVE THE MARTIAN OUT OF IT! and guess what? Nothing happened. And nothing will.

Then yesterday, Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa brought up Ke’Bryan Hayes from the Pirates—an idea that originally came from Michael Kay. (Go check out REAL TALK! WE HAVE A NEW NAME TO REPLACE DJ LEMAHIEU.) Will that happen? God knows at this point.

Look, if the Yankees don’t fill third base externally, they’ll be fine. The obsession with plugging every position with an All-Star is exhausting. This has been the narrative all offseason, and at some point, people just need to take a breath.

Take this stuff day by day, and my advice? Don’t listen to Aaron Boone.