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Mike Harmon: "A $400 million deal to Giancarlo Stanton... it does what it does. You paid Aaron Judge, who's had issues staying healthy himself. So you needed to go find another bat. You bring in Soto, so for Brian Cashman... perhaps one or two fastballs left in the shoulder as the GM here."
Kerry Rhodes: "[Soto] just had 35 home runs this year and an OPS over 900. You're bringing in a guy that's obviously somebody who can really add a little boost into your lineup. And on those days when one of the two are out, which is pretty likely, you have another guy that can pick up the slack for them."
Mike Harmon and Kerry Rhodes (filling in for Jason Smith) react live as news drops that the New York Yankees have officially traded for outfielder Juan Soto. Mike sees the move as an indicator that Yankees GM Brian Cashman might still have a little gas left in the tank after all as a baseball executive. Kerry, a faithful Yankees fan, loves the trade and sees Soto as the ultimate safety net for seemingly-inevitable injuries to the team's other stars.