Yankees Could Trade Several Pitchers at GM Meetings

The MLB GM meetings officially started on Monday, and with the lockout looming, it should definitely be an interesting few days for the New York Yankees and the other 29 teams in the league.

Yankees fans are certainly hoping their team makes some serious moves in the coming weeks, and that could include some trades.

New York has numerous holes it must address this winter, and it could look to deal from its pitching surplus to fill them.

Now that the Yankees are at the meetings, it seems likely that they will begin fielding interest in a few of their arms, most notably Ryan Weathers, Will Warren, Clarke Schmidt and Luis Gil.

Weathers and Warren are obviously the two most prominent names of that bunch, as both were key starters for New York most of this past season.

The Yanks acquired Weathers from the Miami Marlins last January and sent four prospects to the Marlins in exchange, so they aren't just going to give the left-hander away.

However, Weathers increased his value with a strong showing in 2026, and with the Yankees' starting rotation already overflowing with arms, a Weathers trade could be a distinct possibility this offseason.

Warren seems a bit less likely to be moved given his durability, but if New York did trade him, it could just move Weathers into the fifth spot in the rotation. Warren certainly isn't a frontline starter, but he is a very solid pitcher who should draw considerable interest around baseball.

Schmidt and Gil have far less value.

Both pitchers have struggled with injuries, and in fact, both are actually non-tender candidates ahead of the Nov. 20 deadline.

But perhaps the Yankees can squeeze some lower-level prospects out of the two pitchers this week. Schmidt has been good when he is healthy, and Gil won the AL Rookie of the Year award in 2024.

It's important to remember that New York also has young hurlers like Carlos Lagrange, Elmer Rodriguez and Ben Hess down in its farm system, and nine of its top 10 prospects are pitchers. So the Yankees should be able to find reinforcements within their own organization if they trade an arm or two.

New York needs help at second base, third base, catcher and in its bullpen, and it also may be looking to add a more defensive-minded outfielder (although I think that should be at the bottom of Brian Cashman's list).

We'll see if the Yankees strike any deals within the next few days. Or, at the very least, if they begin engaging in some legitimate trade discussions.