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By Aaliyan Mohammed
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The New York Yankees are reportedly looking for a third baseman at the trade deadline, but they also need pitching help.
The ideal fit for the Yankees at third base might be Eugenio Suárez, but he may not be cheap. The Yankees' farm system has players that could intrigue the Arizona Diamondbacks, or any team the Yankees are trying to trade with. However, the question will be which prospects the team is willing to give up.
FanSided's Stephen Parello surprisingly urged the Yankees to trade away Spencer Jones to acquire a player who can help them win the World Series this year. Jones has been playing great since being called up to Triple-A, and has the potential to be a superstar.
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Jones is slashing .408/.470/.901 with 10 home runs in 17 games in Triple-A. He has seemingly figured things out at the plate, but Parello noted one concern that should have the Yankees ready to sell high on Jones.
"There's one huge red flag, however: the swing-and-miss," wrote Parello. "With Somerset, Jones was going down on strikes 33.7% of the time. In his short stint in Scranton, that number has come down a hair, but still resides at an unacceptable 29.4%. Big league pitchers will feast on a hitter with that many holes in his swing, so until Jones can figure that out (which is questionable), his tremendous gifts are likely neutralized in the bigs, regardless of his current hot streak."
Jones is the Yankees' No. 3 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. He was the No. 84 prospect in all of baseball last year. If the Yankees think that his hot streak is nothing more than just that, then trading him for a bat like Suárez in a potential deal that includes Merrill Kelly or Zac Gallen would be wise.
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