Luis Castillo has made all the headlines among the Cincinnati Reds’ trade candidates, and understandably so. He is perhaps the most talented member of a quality rotation that just lost Wade Miley (because the team owner wanted to cut salary). Some fans, like myself, even advocate for Sonny Gray’s return to the Yankees. But there is another pitcher in that rotation who should be getting the Yankees’ attention, even if he is not particularly likely to be traded: Tyler Mahle.
Mahle wouldn’t be easy to acquire for several reasons. The first and most important one is because he is pretty good at baseball.