{"id":119073,"date":"2025-06-20T23:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T23:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/119073\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T23:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T23:23:10","slug":"new-york-yankees-linked-to-familiar-trade-target-by-mlb-insider-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/119073\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Yankees linked to familiar trade target by MLB insider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/new-york-yankees\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Yankees;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Yankees<\/a> remain one of the best MLB teams in 2025 despite a recent skid that resulted in a 4-6 record in the last 10 games. With the MLB trade deadline nearing, there could be a familiar target on the club\u2019s radar in July.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Heyman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/19\/sports\/yankees-could-reunite-with-infielder-as-mlb-trade-deadline-names-emerge\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Post<\/a> writes that the Pittsburgh Pirates will likely trade Isiah Kiner-Falefa and he could be an option for New York. Of note, per Heyman, the Yankees showed interest in Kiner-Falefa last year.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/mlb\/new-york-yankees-game-today-tv-schedule-channel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Yankees game today, Yankees schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Yankees game today, Yankees schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Isiah Kiner-Falefa stats (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/stats\/_\/id\/33572\/isiah-kiner-falefa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ESPN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ESPN<\/a>): .288\/.333\/.358, .692 OPS, 17 RBI, 9 steals in 212 at-bats<\/p>\n<p>Kiner-Falefa, age 30, would provide New York with some infield depth. Heading into <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/mlb\/mlb-games-today-tv-schedule\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB games today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MLB games today<\/a>, the veteran right-handed hitter has 62 appearances at shortstop and one start at third base. In 2024, Kiner-Falefa played 56 games at second base, 48 at third base and 43 at shortstop. He also appeared in left field (37 games) and center field (41 games) for the Yankees in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/mlb\/new-york-yankees-game-today-tv-schedule-channel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Best baseball players of all time;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Best baseball players of all time<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Isiah Kiner-Falefa contract (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/24571\/isiah-kiner-falefa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spotrac;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Spotrac<\/a>): $6.283 million salary in 2025<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019d be a relatively affordable depth piece to acquire, owed less than half of his salary, assuming he is moved near the MLB trade deadline on July 31. New York also knows he\u2019d fit very well into the clubhouse and manager Aaron Boone would have added versatility to work with both for his lineups and late-game substitutions.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>For now, nothing is imminent and it\u2019s unlikely the Yankees will make any substantial trades until July. However, Kiner-Falefa is a name to watch considering the club\u2019s interest in adding depth, especially cheap talent it can acquire and then focus on using its top prospects to pursue a starting pitcher.<\/p>\n<p>Related Headlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Yankees remain one of the best MLB teams in 2025 despite a recent skid that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":119074,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2376],"tags":[5,2057,8611,9956,4,3449,1690,10147,62,2548,2547,64,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-119073","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-yankees","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-isiah-kiner-falefa","10":"tag-jon-heyman","11":"tag-kiner-falefa","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-mlb-trade-deadline","14":"tag-new-york","15":"tag-new-york-post","16":"tag-new-york-yankees","17":"tag-newyork","18":"tag-newyorkyankees","19":"tag-pittsburgh-pirates","20":"tag-yankees"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/114718271414219630","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}