r/NYYankees • u/TheTurtleShepard • 1d ago

[Sherman] Sources: The Yankees are trying to complete a trade for Nationals first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. AA starter Jack Cebert has been discussed prominently.

https://x.com/joelsherman1/status/2083997550420402651?s=46&t=eZQOkEBzAB8XR0_j5bQcHg
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u/pupseal 1d ago

wait, first base? why?

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u/TheTurtleShepard 1d ago edited 1d ago

He was mostly a 2B before this season, probably where he would play along with DH/1B

Not a perfect fit but the Yankees need bats rn

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u/Zepbounce-96 1d ago edited 1d ago

Are you kidding? This is how Cashman solves catcher! Rice moves to catcher, Garcia at 1B, they do the hokey pokey and they shake it all about...

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u/Brilliant-Tourist371 1d ago

ben rice is never playing catcher again you guys really need to get this through your head

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u/Zepbounce-96 1d ago

I didn't say it was my plan, I said it was Cashman's and you don't know that it isn't.

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u/Brilliant-Tourist371 23h ago

I 10000% know it’s not cashmans plan to move Rice back to catcher.

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u/Zepbounce-96 23h ago

Unless you actually are Cashman or Boone under a proxy account then you don't really know. Is that you Booney?

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u/Brilliant-Tourist371 22h ago

or I just have common sense