The New York Yankees could use another catcher right now with the 2026 Major League Baseball trade deadline quickly approaching.
On Wednesday, Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer made a prediction that Yankees fans will love and projected that New York will swing a deal to bring Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers to town.
"New York Yankees (47-31): They'll get Ryan Jeffers from the Twins," Rymer wrote. "There isn't much doubt that the Yankees want Jeffers, at least according to Chris Kirschner of The Athletic. And he fits them well as a right-handed counterbalance for Austin Wells, who's been a replacement-level straggler for two years now.
"The Yankees have young arms to offer the Twins in exchange, though we're probably not talking Elmer Rodríguez or Carlos Lagrange. Somebody like Ben Hess, the Yankees' No. 5 prospect, would be more in line with Jeffers' trade value."
Jeffers is a 29-year-old catcher in the middle of the best season of his career so far. He's batting .295 with seven homers, 26 RBIs, and seven doubles in 37 games played. He's already at 1.8 wins above replacement as well. Jeffers is making just $6.7 million this season and is a right-handed bat. He would be the perfect addition for the Yankees, to say the least.