With the Yankees rotation in disarray due to injuries and the loss of pitchers Shane Green and Brandon McCarthy, the Yankees need to look towards adding a solid piece to a flimsy rotation. But where could the Yankees get this piece? Should it be via trade or free agency? I think that there are good options in both places but the best option might be on the trade market.
Mike Leake, who pitched 214.1 Innings with a 3.70 ERA, is a solid young pitcher that would bring durability and a high ground ball rate to the rotation. Those two things would fare very well with the Yankees considering all the question marks that the rotation currently Leake would be great to fill the 3 or 4 spot in the rotation. His ground ball rate reaches around 52% which with the Yankees short porch in left field it is great to have pitchers that can keep the ball on the ground. Leake also pitches at Great American Ballpark which is even more of a hitters ballpark than Yankee Stadium which should cause less worry in the transition about a huge jump in ERA.
Even though the Reds have traded away 2 of their 5 pitchers already, if they were to get a good deal for Leake it probably wouldn't matter considering they will most likely loose Leake next year anyways to free agency. The Yankees have some good prospects to give without giving away their top prospects like Luis Servino, Aaron Judge, and Rob Refsnyder. Gary Sanchez and Ian Clarkin might be more suitable considering that Leake would only be a one year buy.
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