The Rays are shopping outfielder Manuel Margot while looking for an offensive upgrade in the outfield, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (Twitter links). It’s unclear if they’d only move Margot if they first pull off a separate addition. The Yankees are among the teams that have been in touch with Tampa Bay, per Sherman.
Margot’s profile is built around his glove. He was a plus center fielder early in his career. Nearing his 29th birthday, his defensive marks in center have dipped a bit but he remains an above-average corner outfielder. He’s still capable of playing up the middle, logging 305 2/3 innings over 35 starts there.
The right-handed hitter is a below-average offensive player. He’s hitting .254/.306/.364 through 258 trips to the plate. It’s not disastrous output but sits roughly 10 percentage points below league average productivity. That’s the range in which Margot has hovered for the bulk of his career. He makes a decent amount of contact with modest walk totals and power.
Tampa Bay signed Margot to an extension last April. He’s making $7MM this season, around $2.3MM of which is still to be paid out. He’ll be due $10MM next year and a $2MM buyout on a mutual option covering the 2025 campaign. It seems unlikely the Rays would be able to offload the entirety of that deal, so they’d probably have to kick in cash or take back another team’s undesirable contract.
The Yankees have been quiet this deadline season so far. New York is reportedly straddling the line between buying and selling. Corner outfield help has long been a target, and Margot is one of what’s surely a number of names to come up in talks with other clubs.
Tommy Pham?
Here is another outfielder that the Phillies can take a look at to acquire.
They need one that can hit.
Mets will swap Marte for Margot lol
Marte has a negative WAR this year. Other than stolen bases he has been terrible.
As a rays fan yes take anything you can get for him
How many times are we going to hear the same line? There’s less than an hour left..
Tyler O’Neill would be a great fit in Tampa
Yandy does need a workout partner
Rays can have Bader. Make Yankees an offer
They’re looking for a bat first outfielder. That would more or less rule out Bader, no?
Well, they can have Stanton and Bader then.
They’d have to give up Fairbanks and they won’t. They need O’Neill but they Rays will be the Rays.
That’s a joke right?
Nope, we’re not giving Tampa another outfielder
This may be as much about unloading the $10M owed to him next year than anything
Take Edward Olivares from KC
Austin Meadows is available
Below avg offense… he fits the Cashman mold
Just what the Yankees DON’T need. A righty hitter with no power who makes 10m per year.
Trading Randy’s BFF is not smart. Manny is a solid player still and a clubhouse leader. Who cares about saving money. Plus, as a coach I love the fact that he can bunt.
If Cashman trades for Margot. Fire him immediately
Brent Rooker and Paul Blackburn for Carson Williams?
They already have one they don’t play enough. Josh Lowe.
Teooscar Hernandez for Dominic Keegan
Twins might give you something for him to use as a platton right-handed bat.
Dump Stanton on them!