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Yankees Watch Rumored Trade Target Land With Cubs. Are They Going to Do Literally Anything?

January 8, 2026·1 hr 5 min·5 clips

The Yankees' 'are they going to do literally anything' conversation resurfaces as Edward Cabrera lands with the Cubs instead.

The frustration starts with price. The host rejects the idea that a one-year pitching rental automatically costs a giant prospect haul. Corbin burns is the comparison point, with Joey Ortiz and DL hall used as reminders that recent rental-style deals were not always as painful as fans make them sound. Then the Peralta argument takes over. The host admits the easy concerns about leaving a smaller market and the NL Central. Still, the preference is obvious. One year of Freddie Peralta feels more useful than multi-year guesses on Edward Cabrera, Mackenzie Gore, or Mike Burrows. The question turns pointed fast. Do you even know who Mike Burrows is, lands less like curiosity and more like an indictment of the rumor market. Then the rotation depth gets emptied onto the table: Ron Hayden, Ben Hess, Elmer Rodriguez, Bryce Cunningham, Cam Schuettler, Will Warren, Louise Hill, Clark Schmidt, Garrett Cole, Carlos, and Max free. The list has a purpose. The host is not saying the organization has no arms. He is saying this season needs one trusted number two, and that is the whole target. The maddening part is that the ranking may not matter if the Yankees refuse both paths. He can argue Peralta over Cabrera all day, but the imagined team answer is no to Peralta, no to Cabrera, and no to the whole acquisition lane. The ending stays uneasy, with a sideways 2004 nod, the Blue Jays' World Series loss, and a sarcastic offseason menu of overpaying for Cody Bellinger while ignoring Boba Shett. Hope is still in there, barely. Maybe they are on the right track. Maybe they are not. The fear is that another Yankees offseason is already sliding toward the same old non-action.

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A fast, frustrated Yankees trade debate that widens into a broader roster question.

The episode follows Yankees trade talk in a frustrated, fast-moving back-and-forth. The hosts keep circling the same pressure point: whether the club should pay for one proven starter, and whether the front office will actually move.

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