{"id":160127,"date":"2022-12-17T02:37:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T02:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/where-the-yankees-can-turn-for-left-field-options-from-free-agent-michael-conforto-to-a-bryan-reynolds-trade\/"},"modified":"2022-12-17T02:37:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T02:37:20","slug":"where-the-yankees-can-turn-for-left-field-options-from-free-agent-michael-conforto-to-a-bryan-reynolds-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/where-the-yankees-can-turn-for-left-field-options-from-free-agent-michael-conforto-to-a-bryan-reynolds-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the Yankees can turn for left field options, from free agent Michael Conforto to a Bryan Reynolds trade"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The New York Yankees have had an eventful end to the work week. Less than 24 hours after agreeing to terms with left-handed starter Carlos Rod\u00f3n on a long-term deal, the Yankees watched as outfielder Andrew Benintendi signed a five-year pact worth $75 million with the Chicago White Sox. Benintendi’s contract is the most lucrative the White Sox have ever handed to a free agent.<\/p>\n

Benitendi’s departure means that Yankees general manager Brian Cashman will have to reconsider his plans for left field. The good news for Cashman is that he has a good outfield foundation from which to build. Right fielder Aaron Judge returned earlier this winter<\/span> after last season’s historic home-run barrage, while center fielder Harrison Bader will be in tow for an entire season after coming over at the trade deadline from the St. Louis Cardinals.<\/p>\n

The Yankees do have some internal options they could consider for the left-field vacancy, including veteran Aaron Hicks and youngster Oswaldo Cabrera. Given New York’s reported interest in retaining Benintendi, it’s probably fair to assume that their preference would be to open camp with another option slotted ahead of Hicks and Cabrera on the depth chart.<\/p>\n

Just who might that person be? Let’s take a look at some of the possibilities available to the Yankees on both the free-agent and trade fronts.<\/p>\n

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