{"id":6148,"date":"2024-11-05T05:42:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T05:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=6148"},"modified":"2024-11-05T05:42:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T05:42:29","slug":"breaking-yankees-anthony-rizzo-replacement-predicted-to-land-60-million-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=6148","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees\u2019 Anthony Rizzo Replacement Predicted to Land $60 Million Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2153154675-e1730780079374.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2153154675-e1730780079374.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2153154675-e1730780079374.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2153154675-e1730780079374.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"New York Yankees, Anthony Rizzo, Christian Walker\" width=\"780\" height=\"441\" data-img-load-time=\"867\" data-dom-ready-time=\"878\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Anthony Rizzo wearing eye black<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0declined\u00a0Anthony Rizzo\u2019s\u00a0club option for 2025. Instead of paying the former slugger $17 million, Rizzo will receive a $6 million buyout and hit the free agency market.<\/p>\n<p>Rizzo, once one of the better players in Major League Baseball, fell off in a major way over the past year and a half. Rizzo slashed .237\/.315\/.358 with an 88 OPS+ and 20 home runs in 710 at-bats over the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>As the Yankees look for a potential solution at first base,\u00a0Christian Walker has been a name that\u2019s continued to come up. MLB Trade Rumors listed their top 50 MLB free agents with predictions, which included a prediction of Walker signing with the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>They also predicted his contract, which came in at $60 million for three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sole reason that Walker seems limited to a three-year deal is age. He played this past season at 33 and will turn 34 during spring training next year. Were Walker a few years younger, he\u2019d likely rank ahead of Alonso on this list, given his vastly superior defense,\u201d\u00a0MLB Trade Rumors wrote on November 4. \u201cThree-year deals for first base\/DH types at this age are rare but all generally fall in the same range. Jose Abreu received an ill-fated $58.5MM guarantee beginning in his age-36 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEdwin Encarnacion and Carlos Santana both signed for three years and $60MM \u2014 Encarnacion starting in his age-34 season and Santana in his age-32 season. Walker should follow suit with a three-year guarantee at around $20MM, give or take a million or two. The Astros, Mariners, Yankees, D-backs, Giants and Nats could be involved (as could the Mets, depending where Alonso signs).\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Yankees First Base Situation an \u2018Area of Concern\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Given that the New York Yankees lost the 2024 World Series, the front office should plan to put the best possible team on the field again in the next campaign.<\/p>\n<p>If that\u2019s the idea, the Yankees will upgrade at first base, which has been an issue for much of the past 24 months.<\/p>\n<p>While re-signing\u00a0Juan Soto\u00a0is undoubtedly their biggest concern, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic highlighted that improving at first is also important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst base is an area of concern, as the Yankees\u2019 collective .619 OPS at the position ranked last in the league,\u201d\u00a0Kirschner wrote on November 4. \u201cRetaining Anthony Rizzo as the starting first baseman would be a misstep, and Ben Rice didn\u2019t demonstrate enough to earn the job either. The Yankees must seek an upgrade at first base through free agency or trade.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What Walker Would Bring the Yankees<\/h2>\n<p>Not only has Walker been a steady professional who\u2019s improved every step of the way, but his profile would be perfect at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Yankees are a team that wants to hit home runs, which is evident by their offensive approach over the past five-plus seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Walker, one of the top players in MLB free agency, has hit 95 home runs since 2022. He\u2019d also give their offense someone who isn\u2019t just a home run hitter. The right-handed slugger has posted a 123 OPS+ and has walked at an above-average rate.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being 33 years old, his game hasn\u2019t declined at any moment. He\u2019s also won two Gold Glove Awards in two of the past three years and has a real chance to do so again in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyAnthony Rizzo wearing eye black The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0declined\u00a0Anthony Rizzo\u2019s\u00a0club option for 2025. 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