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By Aaliyan Mohammed
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José Ramírez has long been a thorn in the New York Yankees' side. He has hit .332/.394/.560 against the team in his career.
The Yankees released DJ LeMahieu when they moved Jazz Chisholm Jr. back to second base. That leaves Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas as the primary third base options. Neither player has shown they can do much offensively, and SNY's John Harper predicted the Yankees would trade for Ramírez to fill their third base need and make a World Series run.
"Outbid by the (New York) Mets for (Eugenio) Suarez, a desperate (Brian) Cashman swallows hard and sends a big package, including Spencer Jones, to get a difference-maker at third base in Ramirez, the Guardians' perennial All-Star," predicted Harper. "As beloved as Ramirez is in Cleveland, he turns 33 in September, with three more years on his contract. And with the Guardians going nowhere this season they may see this as a chance to reload, depending on how highly they regard Jones, the Yankees' power-hitting outfield prospect."
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Ramírez has been with the Cleveland Guardians franchise since the start of his career. He signed a seven-year, $141 million deal in 2022 and will not be a free agent until 2029. He has a no-trade clause, but perhaps he would be willing to waive it to try and win a championship.
Ramírez is hitting .295 with a .869 OPS this season. He was also named an All-Star for the seventh time this year. Not only would Ramírez solve the Yankees' woes at third base, he would likely make them favorites in the American League.
A lineup headlined by Ramírez and Aaron Judge, with other former MVPs like Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt and Giancarlo Stanton, would be a nightmare to pitch against.
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