{"id":33114,"date":"2025-02-11T00:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T00:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=33114"},"modified":"2025-02-11T00:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T00:53:12","slug":"cubs-suggested-blockbuster-would-swap-nico-hoerner-for-3-6-million-yankees-starter-sporting-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=33114","title":{"rendered":"Cubs suggested blockbuster would swap Nico Hoerner for $3.6 million Yankees starter | Sporting News"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p>The Chicago Cubs&#8217; offseason could still swing a few drastically different directions even as spring training gets underway.<\/p>\n<p>Free agent infielder Alex Bregman is a crucial domino for many teams for the rest of the winter. The Cubs are among the teams in the running for the two-time All-Star, and if they succeed, they&#8217;ll have to shuffle the deck with the rest of their lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Landing Bregman would allow the Cubs to use second baseman Nico Hoerner as trade bait&#8211;though they certainly don&#8217;t have to do so. The 2023 Gold Glover has two years left on his $35 million arbitration extension, which began last season.<\/p>\n<p>Often, a trade is about finding a team who needs what you have, and the New York Yankees are clearly one infielder short of a championship lineup. The Yankees might also have a starting pitcher to spare who could really help the Cubs in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In a YouTube video published Saturday, content creator Robbie Hyde proposed a hypothetical\u00a0one-for-one swap: Hoerner for Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt, who pitched to a 2.85 ERA in 16 starts in for New York last season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This would be an everyday option to plug in there,&#8221; Hyde said. &#8220;This is a guy with a high-contact bat&#8230; You could put him at second base and move Jazz Chisholm back to third. Whatever it may be, I think it would be an awesome addition for the Yankees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(Schmidt) took a big step forward this past year&#8230; I think it would be a nice addition for the Cubs rotation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt, who turns 29 next week, is under team control for three more years thanks to his &#8220;Super Two&#8221; arbitration status. 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