Yankees: Starling Marte update should make him NYY’s top priority

BUFFALO, NY - JUNE 1: Starling Marte #6 of the Miami Marlins and Bo Bichette #11 of the Toronto Blue Jays during the game at Sahlen Field on June 1, 2021 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images)

If only Starling Marte were a lefty, he’d be a slam-dunk absolutely perfect New York Yankees trade target.

As it stands, he’s only 95% perfect. Damn. Try again next year, we guess.

Marte was somewhat surprisingly acquired by the Miami Marlins at last year’s deadline when no one believed in their playoff chances and it was heavily rumored he’d wind up with the Yankees.

Defying the odds, Derek Jeter’s Marlins made the postseason on grit n’ grind, and though Marte actually struggled down…