Baseball Did Cashman find another steal in trade for Kendrys Morales? Morales is just one season removed from hitting .249 with 21 homers and 57 RBI with the Blue Jays. by Gregg Snyder May 15, 2019 Sure, he’s made the big splashy moves many times. However, New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman has made a name for himself in finding the smaller, out-of-nowhere deals that turn out to provide the organization with added production. Has he done it again? Cashman pulled off a deal with the Oakland A’s in which power hitting veteran Kendrys Morales comes to New York in exchange for nothing more than cash considerations or a player to be named later. That’s little to give up for a power bat, and a no-brainer if you are Cashman and the Yankees. Morales had been designated for assignment on Tuesday after hitting .204 with just one home run so far this season (126 plate appearances) with Oakland. That’s well below his career .267 average. While the Yankees sit just one game behind Tampa Bay in the American League East standings, 24-16 overall, the lineup has lacked some consistent thunder with Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and many others having spent time on the Injured List this season. With no timetable for Judge and Staton to return, Cashman saw an opportunity to add more power to the lineup. Morales, a switch-hitter, has great pull power for the left side and could potentially do a lot of damage with the short right-field porch in Yankee Stadium. Morales can also help backup Luke Voit at first base with Greg Bird on the Injured List. Last season, Morales hit .249 with 21 homers and 57 RBI for the Toronto Blue Jays. So why the big drop this year? Morales, 35, has been used primarily as a designated hitter throughout his career. He played 12 games at first base all of last season in Toronto. In Oakland this season, the A’s had already had him playing first base in 23 of the 34 games he started. Will his production increase as he can spent the majority of his time at DH with the Yankees? Only time will tell, but for Cashman, it was a move worth making, one of little risk. Post Views: 996 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Gregg Snyder Latest posts by Gregg Snyder (see all) ITZ Staff Makes Super Bowl LV Predictions. Which team wins? Who is MVP? - February 5, 2021 Jets And Nike Create New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League - February 3, 2021 NJ Sports Photographer, Lauren Guillen, Raising Funds For Local Youth Holiday Gifts - December 11, 2020 President Trump Awards Lou Holtz With Medal of Freedom - December 3, 2020 Related TopicsBaseballBrian Cashmankendrys moralesNew York YankeesOakland A's Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Passion For Sports Led Kelly Burke To Career As Broadcaster by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on November 16, 2020 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 CBI to Utilize Experimental Men’s Basketball Rules Including Use of Quarters by Media Release | posted on March 9, 2017 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Yankees Hot Corner – Shut Andujar down Somerset Patriots And Sanofi Announce STEM In Baseball Partnership