Breaking: Yankees Fans Send a Message: Luis Gil’s Value too High to Trade for Kyle Tucker
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Is it just me, or has this been a particularly action-packed offseason? It certainly feels like it, with star players moving teams left and right. As much as almost any team, the Yankees have been right in the thick of things, leading us to ask some pertinent questions.
There are many ways in which one might interpret this result, with basically two-thirds of the fan base being against the inclusion of Luis Gil in a potential deal for Kyle Tucker. Maybe the first aspect to tackle is the fear of yet again losing an outstanding young starter for a rental piece. All indications are that Kyle Tucker is dead set on reaching free agency at this point, and it’s hard to imagine the Astros being willing and ultimately moving him if that was not the case.
The opposing side of the debate is that Tucker was worth the risk, as this team is going for the title on the back of a veteran core with the likes of Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole. If nothing else, the Yankees would get another good run at retaining a free-agent superstar. Could they really miss out again?
It’s not as simple as stating that the unwillingness to include Gil cost the Yankees this deal, but at the same time, one can wonder if they would have gotten him had they been willing to do so.
The initial reaction around the Juan Soto situation is that he got such a good deal from the Mets that it’s difficult to moan and groan too much about the whole thing. Instead, you’re left to run through a mixture of ultimately not-so-great, but not necessarily crushing feelings about the whole thing depending on who you ask.
