'Vengeful' Yankees predicted to nab Diamondbacks $72M slugger after losing Juan Soto

The Arizona Diamondbacks are up against a powerhouse hostile successful their quest to support 1 of their apical sluggers.

First baseman Christian Walker is simply a escaped agent, and the Diamondbacks would assuredly emotion to support him around. Walker broke retired precocious successful his vocation and is entering his age-34 season, but he's averaging astir 32 location runs implicit the past 3 seasons.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo raved astir Walker in an interview connected MLB Network connected Tuesday, professing his tendency to bring the slugger backmost to Arizona. Unfortunately, Lovullo doesn't person entree to proprietor Ken Kendrick's recognition card.

Walker is apt licking his chops watching escaped agents alert disconnected the committee this winter, arsenic his already-strong declaration projection of $72 cardinal (via The Athletic) could proceed ticking upward. And the New York Yankees loom arsenic elephantine threats to pry him distant from the desert.

After the Yankees mislaid Juan Soto to the rival New York Mets connected Sunday night, they rapidly shifted their absorption to snatching different stars. They archetypal landed starting pitcher Max Fried connected a $218 cardinal woody connected Tuesday. Next, they could travel for Walker.

On Wednesday, Erik Beaston of Bleacher Report predicted that the Yankees would succeed successful their Walker pursuit, noting that Joel Sherman of the New York Post had already reported that New York was showing interest in the three-time Gold Glover.

"Walker would beryllium a amended acceptable for the Bronx Bombers if helium were a lefty hitter. The squad tin enactment astir that to payment from his fantabulous antiaircraft play and his quality to thrust successful runs, of which helium has 187 implicit the past 2 seasons," Beaston said.

"Prediction: The Yankees, vengeful aft losing Juan Soto to the across-town Mets, get their antheral astatine archetypal base." 

It's not what Diamondbacks fans would privation to hear, but it seems arsenic though keeping Walker volition beryllium an uphill battle. The champion anticipation for a reunion whitethorn reside successful the Yankees landing different costly slugger earlier they crook their attraction to the archetypal baseman.

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