Future Yankees trade target is obvious after Red Sox recent series vs Athletics

The Boston Red Sox were on a run that seemed ordained from the heavens, threatening to surpass the New York Yankees in the standings and leave them in the dust. Boston was on a nine-game winning streak, after previously going on a 15-game heater. Somehow, a team that was left for dead in June had become an unstoppable force. Until they got jumped. Gage Jumped.

After taking the first game of their three-game set against the Athletics on Aug. 7, the Red Sox ran into rookie southpaw Gage Jump, and they wish they hadn't.

The 23-year-old sliced and diced the Red Sox's lineup, recording 11 strikeouts over six innings. He allowed six hits, two walks, and two earned runs. The A's would take that performance and run with it to emerge victorious by a score of 7-3.

Even better, Boston seemed stunned, dropping the series finale as well by a score of 4-3 as the A's came from behind and dealt the loss to everyone's favorite former Yankee, Aroldis Chapman. Miraculously, this was both the first time the Red Sox lost back-to-back games since June 29-July 1, and the first time the A's won two games in a row since June 25-26

The Yankees should be grateful, and they should put Jump on their radar for the future. New York can always use a Red Sox killer.

Yankees won't trade for Gage Jump soon, but they have a history of trading for arbitration-eligible Athletics' pitchers

Jump was a 2024 second-round pick for the Athletics out of LSU, and his rise was rapid. He debuted in High-A last year, but was quickly promoted to Double-A after just six appearances. This season, he made nine Triple-A starts before getting the call to the majors.

He's known for his exciting stuff, but also his cerebral approach to pitching, which combined to make him one of the most highly-regarded pitching prospects in the game.

So far this season, Jump has made 14 big league starts and logged 72 2/3 innings, posting a 4.46 ERA in the process. That doesn't sound all that impressive, but it should be noted that Sacramento is a terrible ballpark for pitchers and has previously drawn Luis Severino's ire.

Jump has struck out 26.7% of batters faced, which is more than respectable, though he does need to clean up his 10.5% walk rate. He owns a 3.51 FIP and 3.75 xFIP, which are more representative of his talent than the inflated ERA.

The Yankees and Athletics have been frequent trade partners in the past, and in recent years have come together for a couple of deals for starters still under team control. Of course, those starters were Sonny Gray and Frankie Montas, so not exactly ringing endorsements of going back to the well.

Still, the A's are willing to trade talented (to be fair, both Gray and Montas had talent) starting pitchers once their arbitration numbers get uncomfortably high.

So, Jump won't be on the move anytime soon, but in a few years he could hit the block. It's too early to say whether or not the Yankees should really trade for him, but we're grateful that he downed the Red Sox. And fans would be wise to keep an eye on how he develops in the years to come.

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