The New York Yankees have free rein to pursue a former Gold Glove Award winner via trade this offseason. The Yankees have a need for support in their infield. St.
Louis Cardinals utility man Brendan Donovan could be an attractive option for New York to inquire about. Yankees could trade for Cardinals’ Brendan Donovan Yankees would inherit a precise bat in Donovan via trade The three-year veteran brings it on both sides of the diamond. Not only is he an uber-efficient hitter who boasts a career .
280 batting average, he is also skilled at driving in runs, as seen with his 73 RBIs produced in 2024. Donovan’s elite defense could bolster the Yankees’ infield Donovan also dominates on defense. In truly scintillating fashion, the 27-year-old owns a perfect fielding percentage across 168 career games in the outfield.
In the infield, where the Yankees would need him to impose his will, Donovan owns a .992 fielding percentage in 125 games at second base, a .959 fielding percentage in 46 games at third base, as well as .
987 and .974 clips at first base and shortstop respectively. New York could use an upgrade to replace last season’s starting first baseman Anthony Rizzo, but could also shuffle the deck with their current infield cast to improve from corner to corner.
Yankees would need to trade away valuable assets in a deal for Donovan The Yankees already traded away a star in Luis Gil this weekend in a deal to acquire closer Devin Williams. If they wanted to make a deal to add.
