Confirmed deal : Former Yankees’ Top Prospect Named as Trade Candidate

 

 

The New York Yankees former top prospect has been named as a trade candidate.

Oswalda Peraza is the former Yankees’ top prospect but he has failed to live up to the hype. With Peraza entering a critical spring training, FanSided MLB analyst Rucker Haringey named him as one of New York’s biggest trade chips.

“Peraza faces a make-or-break Spring Training with the Yankees since he’s out of minor league options. He faces an uphill climb to win a spot on the team’s Opening Day roster which opens up the possibility that he can be had in a preseason trade,” Haringey wrote. “The bloom may be off Peraza as an elite prospect, but he’s still an above-average defender who can play multiple infield positions. A team with a hole at shortstop could convince themselves that rehabilitating him with regular major league at-bats could be their best course forward.”

 

Peraza has a chance to compete for a job in spring training. But, with Anthony Volpe locked in at shortstop, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. likely shifting to second base, it will be hard for the former top prospect to be an everyday player.

 

Despite Peraza being just 24 and a former top prospect, Harigney doesn’t think New York will get much of a return for him.

Peraza would likely be claimed off waivers if he fails to make the Yankees Opening Day roster. With that, Haringey thinks New York would likely have to trade him for a mid-tier prospect.

 

If Peraza fails to play well enough in the spring to earn a spot on the Yankees’ major league roster then it’s unlikely he’ll command much return in a trade,” Haringey wrote. “The longer he seems to remain in contention to carve out a spot with Aaron Boone’s team the more Cashman might be able to ask for him in a potential trade. Similar to the case with Stroman. Getting a mid-tier prospect in exchange for Peraza would be good business for the Yankees. That would be a disappointing end to his tenure