Yankees Trade Pitch Lands $288 Million Infielder in the Bronx

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 30: Manager Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees speaks to the media prior to the game against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on August 30, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images)

The New York Yankees can only bring so many bold trade proposals to fruition.

But this doesn’t stop rumors from surfacing.

In a recent New York trade pitch, an MLB writer sent a $288 million shortstop to the Bronx.

Let’s take a look at his daring suggestion.

Yankees Urged To Target Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr.

When Anthony Ranaudo of FanSided first named Bobby Witt Jr. as a potential target for New York, I imagine a few eyebrows were raised.

Sure, the Yankees have deep pockets, but it’s extremely unlikely they’d empty them on Witt right now.

But Ranaudo brings up an interesting string of hypothetical events:

“The package would have to start with Lombard, and it would probably sting, badly. Volpe might be included as an upside play, and Kansas City would almost certainly demand Kilby, the system’s top prospect.

“Add a big-league-ready arm like Elmer Rodríguez or Carlos Lagrange, or maybe Will Warren or Clarke Schmidt, then sprinkle in a couple of high-ceiling lottery tickets from the lower levels, like Yostin Peña or Wilberson De Peña. Think of that last part as a venture capital play, where the Royals bet that one of them turns into their next billion-dollar company.”

The boldest statement?

“So… George Lombard Jr, Anthony Volpe, Will Warren, and Yostin Pena for Bobby Witt Jr.? The Yanks would get at least four years of Bobby’s prime with Aaron Judge? Sign me up!”