Empire Sports Media · Aug 30, 2020
Yankees interested in Starling Marte (Report)
According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the New York Yankees “have checked in” with the Arizona Diamondbacks about outfielder Starling Marte.
The D-Backs acquired Marte, 31, from the Pittsburgh Pirates in January for top-30 prospects Brennan Malone and Liover Peguero. Across 118 at-bats this season, the outfielder sports a .322 batting average, an .853 OPS and a 131 OPS+ while totaling two home runs and 14 RBIs. For his career, Marte is hitting .288 with a .795 OPS and a 116 OPS+ while totaling 110 home runs and 434 RBIs.
The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal says the D-Backs are open to trading both Marte and reliever Archie Bradley.