The New York Yankees might be off to a hot start overall in 2026 (28-19 overall) the team is 3-7 in their last 10 games and seem to be in a rut. With the Tampa Bay rays sitting 3 full games ahead of them in the AL East and only seem to be getting better, the team may feel the need to pull the trigger on a big time trade.
As it turns out there is one trade out there that seems to be going viral that would make a lot of sense. These are the details.
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There is no doubt that the Yankees have an excellent starting rotation, but their bullpen has been somewhat shaky, and they could use another leverage reliever.
According to Chris Landers of FanSided.com, the Yankees are a dark horse landing spot for Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jhoan Duran. It has been reported recently that Duran has been the subject of speculative trade rumors:
“He’s admittedly awesome, but he’s also a reliever, and he just so happens to be the biggest trade chip that the Phillies have to play. If it comes time to retool for the future, is it really worth hanging on to a closer who will be a free agent after the 2027 season?
We know that the Yankees were interested in prying the righty from the Twins before Philly swooped in at last year’s deadline, and they’re very much in need of some more high-octane stuff at the back of their bullpen.”
The New York Yankees could consider dealing a player like Anthony Volpe to the Phillies. The problem with trying to trade Volpe to the Phillies is Philadelphia kinda already has their middle infield duo with Bryson Stott and Trea Turner.
That would mean New York would have to dip into the farm system, where they could offer prospects like Ben Hess or Chase Hampton.
Who Is Jhoan Duran?
Duran began his MLB career with the Minnesota Twins and was with them from 2022-2025. Durán was then traded to the Philadelphia Phillies on July 30, 2025 in exchange for Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait. He has been with the Phillies ever since. Here is a look at his career stats:
- 258 career games
- 162 games finished
- 97 saves
- 210 hits given up
- 92 runs
- 71 earned runs
- 19 home runs given up
- 80 Bases on Balls (BB)
- 2.40 career ERA
