St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson “has emerged as a potential trade target for the Yankees,” according to a report Monday Night by MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.
Cardinals see New York hope Clayton Beeter “Like an adjustment,” Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported last Friday.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM last weekend, New York “would continue to focus on maybe a bat there that could be more of an established daily offensive contributor in left field.”
“Whether that’s viable or not remains to be seen,” Cashman added.
Carlson, 24, entered Monday cutting .240/.345/.374 with five home runs and 20 RBIs in 58 games.
He made his debut on August 15, 2020 with St. Louis and went down .200/.252/.364 with three home runs and 16 RBIs in 35 games.
Carlson was a finalist for 2021 National League Rookie of the Year when he cut .266/.343/.437 with 18 home runs and 65 RBIs in 149 games.
He took a step back with his 2022 season, though, slashing .236/.316/.380 while adding eight home runs and 42 RBIs in 128 games.
The Cardinals selected him out of high school in Elk Grove, Calif., with the 33rd overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft (first round).
Meanwhile, Beeter, 24, is the Yankees’ sixth-best pitcher and 13th overall on the farm, according to MLB.com.
Acquired last August at the MLB trade deadline as part of the direct deal for Joey Gallo who sent the struggling outfielder to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Beeter posted a 2.13 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in seven starts with Double-A Somerset last season.
Beeter stayed with Somerset entering this year and picked up where he left off, exemplified by his 6-2 record and 2.08 ERA in 12 starts.
The Yankees promoted Beeter to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 23, and he went 0-1 with a 4.11 ERA in three starts.
From Texas Tech, Beeter — who, with spencer jonesrepresented the Yankees in the 2023 All-Star Futures Game – was the 66th overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft.