If Brian Cashman can land a Gerrit Cole for a prospect package centered around Clint Frazier and Domingo Acevedo, I would be ecstatic. The 21-year-old had a down season in his first year at Class-A Advanced in 2019, hitting .252/.290/.285 in 424 plate appearances. Adams, 25, has struggled to an 8.18 ERA in a small sample of 33 MLB innings but isn’t long removed from being considered one of baseball’s best pitching prospects. However, he also notes that one source deemed Gleyber Torres, Clint Frazier, Chance Adams and Justus Sheffield as “close to untouchable” in GM Brian Cashman’s eyes. The Yankees also have Brett Gardner locked up for the 2018 season. Read more about the move at MLB Trade Rumors. Yes, they would add starting pitching depth with Cole, but I believe they would also be losing starting pitching depth with Adams. They could potentially go to a six-man rotation, give Sabathia or Tanaka extra rest at times, or send Montgomery down to Triple-A. He followed that up in 2017 by going 15-5 with a 2.45 ERA in 27 starts between Double-A and Triple-A.
Adams is the Yankees top pitching prospect according to MLB.com and has been absolutely dominant over his minor league career. 53 prospect in all of baseball, Chance Adams could be a frontline starter when all is said and done.
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