The New York Yankees are scouting Chicago White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier and reliever David Robertson ahead of the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports:
The Yankees and Red Sox are doing battle on the field – and they may vie for at least one trade target and possibly two.
Both teams had scouts in Chicago Sunday, and it is believed both had some level of interest in Chisox reliever David Robertson and Chisox third baseman Todd Frazier – though it seems that the Yankees may be more interested than the Red Sox in Robertson, and the Red Sox may have more need than the Yankees for Frazier.
The Yankees want to shore up their bullpen, and have always liked Robertson, who came up for them before moving on to Chicago as a free agent to close for them. There were hints the Yankees were also paying attention to Frazier, though they haven’t expressed a strong desire at third base and are more concerned about first base (as well as the rotation and bullpen).
New York has been looking to find an upgrade and have been gauging the market over the course of the past several months, showing interest in Mike Moustakas and Josh Donaldson at different points in the season.
Boston has been "ramping up" their efforts to land Frazier ahead of the deadline, but since New York has a better farm system and has entered the conversation, a bidding war may take place.
The Yankees are also looking for pitching and reportedly have Sonny Gray of the Oakland A's is their top target, but are reluctant to part with the number of top prospects it will take to land him. They also want to upgrade their bullpen, making Robertson a perfect target.
Frazier is batting .207 with 16 home runs and 44 RBIs in 81 games so far this season, while Robertson has a 2.70 ERA with 13 saves and 47 strikeouts in 33.1 innings in 31 games.
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