Yankees Potential Trade Target: Chris Bassitt

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty ImagesA theme with which I’m sure many of you are becoming increasingly familiar is the state of the Oakland A’s and how well they match up with the Yankees in a prospective trade scenario. Erin covered Matt Olson’s trade candidacy a few weeks back, identifying him as the most coveted prize on the Oakland roster. However, the prospect price promises to be sky-high, and the Yankees have areas of greater concern, namely the starting rotation.

Back on December 4th, Andrés suggested Frankie Montas, and yesterday, I floated the idea of Sean Manaea as a trade target. If both prove too difficult to pry from the A’s, the Yankees could turn to one of their rotationmates,…