Nico Hoerner is on the final year of his three-year extesnion with the Cubs, and the Yankees are a team that have inquired about acquiring him in the past.

Sources tell Empire Sports Media that the Cubs and Yankees held trade conversations regarding Hoerner and the idea of trading Clarke Schmidt for him.

It’s unknown if either side would have had to offer more or if it was a one-for-one swap, but another pitcher who came up in trade conversations between the two teams (not for Hoerner specifically) is Will Warren.

With Anthony Volpe not being the hitter fans hoped he’d be and GM Brian Cashman wanting to decrease the strikeouts in the bottom of the order, could the Yankees once again acquire about Hoerner to become their shortstop?

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