If the New York Yankees want to make this team as good as possible heading into the 2026 season, there are a few different ways to look at some moves they could make. Among the players who could be traded include Jasson Dominguez, who is decent, but needs to be better.
A new trade proposal would see the Yankees do just that, with Christopher Kline of FanSided pitching a deal to send him to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Phillies Receive: Dominguez
Yankees Receive: Jean Cabrera, Zach McCambley
“It's worth remembering that Domínguez is well ahead of the curve for his age, despite the mounting frustrations of impatient Yankees fans. The defense is a real problem, and there's a chance Domínguez spends his prime years as a DH. But otherwise, there's much to be excited about. He hammers the baseball hard, he's still a functionally elite athlete, and best of all, Domínguez has time on his side. He's not a free agent until 2031,” he wrote.
Philadelphia, firmly in win-now mode but still searching for lineup help beyond its core stars, would be hoping that Dominguez can be what many expected him to be as a youngster. New York, however, would be adding prospects, something that might not be the biggest deal for the team right now.
“Absent the opportunity to add a ready-made star, the Philadelphia Phillies ought to roll the dice on a few high-upside gambles like Domínguez,” he added. “He's probably a fourth outfielder to begin the season, depending on Justin Crawford's spring, but Domínguez's bat should play well at CPB and the Phillies need more pop in the back half of the lineup.”
It’s very tough to say Dominguez should be traded at this point, but if the plan isn’t to give him daily at-bats, which might be tough to come by with Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, and Trent Grisham, what’s the point of keeping him?
Of course, trading Dominguez would require a significant decision. Once viewed as a generational young talent, he can still be good one day. However, do the Yankees want to wait on that? Perhaps not.