The New York Yankees have made a very big move in acquiring southpaw James Paxton from the Seattle Mariners for three minor leaguers including pitcher Justus Sheffield.
The 30-year Canadian born hurler has spent the past six seasons with the Mariners who drafted him in 2010. Paxton has gone 41-26 with a 3.42 ERA. He was my pick to win the AL Cy Young in 2018. He didn't attain that success but Paxton went 11-6 with a 3.76 ERA with a career high 208 strikeouts and a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays this year.
It remains to be seen if the Yankees will hold onto J.A. Happ or reacquire Nathan Eovaldi. But putting in Paxton with Luis Severino, Masahiro Tanaka and C.C. Sabathia makes for a very nice rotation which could give the Red Sox stiff competition in 2019. This might be the best off-season move of all.
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