ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 12/11/2024: Yankees Sign Fried, More Moves to Come

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 12/11/2024

DALLAS - The announcement was made last night the the Yankees and Max Fried are in an agreement for an 8-Year $218M deal, with the Average Annual Value (AAV) shaping out to be about $27.25M/per year.

BREAKING: MAX FREID AND THE YANKEES ARE IN AN AGREEMENT FOR AN 8-YEAR $218M DEAL. THIS IS THE LARGEST CONTRACT FOR A LEFTY PITCHER IN BASEBALL HISTORY, PER JEFF PASSAN!! LOVE THIS MOVE!! #RepB

This is a huge deal for the Yankees. This opens up so many opportunities, especially for trades. Multiple reports indicate that the Yankees are frontrunners and heavily linked and heavily pursuing a trade of OF Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros. Houston is asking for C/1B Ben Rice and RHP Luis Gil.

Below is the current landscape of the starting rotation, before any more moves are made.

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