Trading for Chase Headly the Best Option for 3B?

Trade for Chase Headley?

      Chase Headley and other Options. 

           With the Yankees in desperate need of a 3rd baseman, would offering the Padres a trade for Chase Headley be their best option? Currently the Yankees are planning on platooning the position along with SS and 2B with players such as Kelly Johnson, Brendan Ryan, Brian Roberts, Eduardo Nunez, and possibly Scott Sizemore. But the main person to be at 3B is supposedly Kelly Johnson, if a trade were to be made for Chase Headley it would make it so Johnson could move to 2B and less spread out their utility players.

         Right now the Yankees are the weakest positions at their starting rotation, 2B, SS, and 3B. The free agent market doesn't have enough to cover the Yankees needs in their positions, well actually it does but are the Yankees willing to go over their $189 million mark to fix those problems?

Who are the options?

         Chase Headley: Acquiring Chase Headley would fix a major issue with the Yankee in field, though I don't like him, Alex Rodriguez might have been the best option for the Yankees at 3B. Now Kelly Johnson will be spread out between 2B and 3B as i said before. Headley is a great defensive 3rd baseman and adds some pop to the bat, not only that but he would be able to play the majority of the season. Which obviously is better that switching off between utility players.

        Michael Young: Michael Young is an older player (age 37) but can still play the game well at 3rd. In the 2013 season he played 147 games hit .279 with a .335 OBP. He can be signed at a lower cost and take the pressure of the Yankee utility players.

      Stephen Drew: Drew would be more expensive and would have more range being able to play 2B and 3B. An excellent defender and an okay offense would solve most of the Yankees infield problems.

Trading For Headley?

      Trading for Headley really would not be as difficult as it might seem, a straight up trade, Brett Gardner for Chase Headley would almost benefit the Padres due to the difference in their salaries with Gardner only making under $2 million this both being their last year under contract. Though the Yankees would still add a prospect such as Gary Sanchez, Mason Williams, or JR Murphy.