6 most tradeable Yankees players and prospects with GM Meetings on the horizon

The GM Meetings are typically the first benchmark of a long offseason, when team leaders set the groundwork for future moves, but don't actually pull off anything slick (except in rare cases). This year should be different.

The MLB lockout will inevitably begin on Dec. 1, and the Winter Meetings — typically held the very next week — are already off the board. That leaves the GM Meetings as the lone get-together ahead of a three-week sprint before the offseason window closes. They'll be taking place in Las Vegas Monday through Thursday, and while Brian Cashman is unlikely to commit big bucks to any members of the upcoming free agent class, he's got roster clogs to sort through before the 40-man freezes.

Expect a few of these tradeable players to be on new teams before the lockout is even imposed, and the fun could begin this week.

Familiar Yankees players who could be traded at the GM Meetings (or by Dec. 1)

Clarke Schmidt and Luis Gil, the furthest Yankees down the starting rotation depth chart at the moment, are the likeliest to go. It's no secret that the Yankees would be interested in moving Gil, likely for nothing more than a lottery ticket at this point, two years after he was included in Kyle Tucker trade talks. He found his way out of the rotation after a brutal few weeks post-spring training, then was unable to recover his command in a bullpen role after returning from injury late in the year. The Yankees have never loved the volatility associated with Gil, and now will be the time they'll move on.

Schmidt is someone the Yankees cared about so much that they were willing to lose Oswaldo Cabrera just to give him a chance at a late-season bullpen role after his Tommy John recovery. It didn't work; he felt renewed soreness, and didn't get to state his case with only one year remaining ahead of free agency.

This could be the winter that Jasson Domínguez moves, too. There's been almost no discussion of his status with an uncertain outfield picture, which should tell you almost all you need to know after the Yankees couldn't find a place for his clunky glove this season (and after his offense didn't give them much of a reason to). The only reason the Yankees might keep him is that his value has diminished to the point where he's more valuable as Triple-A depth than a trade piece (and he's just so tantalizing...).

Anthony Volpe merits mention here, too, especially after his late-season rally. It's more likely he earns second base reps next spring, but if someone bites on an overpay, you can't justify keeping him tied down.

2 Yankees prospects atop the list to be traded this winter

Elmer Rodriguez is the pitching prospect who's closest to being a big-league regular, and though he escaped the tendrils of being dealt for Adley Rutschman in August, he was clearly on the table. The Yankees would likely be more inclined to deal him, as opposed to Will Warren/Ryan Weathers, while he still has headliner value, but we'll see how the offseason plays out.

If the Yankees need a supplementary trade piece with helium, this may be the time to trade Rory Fox, the biggest win from 2026's pitching lab, at peak value. Fox, 2025's sixth-rounder out of Notre Dame, has worked his fastball up to 98 MPH on occasion after sitting 91-93 in college (and originating as a shortstop). He's risen to ninth on MLB Pipeline's Yankees top 30, and there may be more room for growth ... but it's also possible he'll never have more heat than he does right now.

If the Yankees can't pull anything off at the GM Meetings, it will happen soon enough. After all, the louder-than-ever clock is ticking.

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