The New York Yankees, after losing Juan Soto to a historic $765 million contract offered by the New York Mets, have been looking to replace as much of Soto’s offensive production as possible. They thought they had the problem at least partially solved when they made an all-out effort to trade with the Houston Astros

There were some conflicting reports regarding the New York Yankees' offer to the Houston Astros for Kyle Tucker.

Acquiring both Tucker and Williams would’ve left the Yankees still in search of infield help and now a “sixth starter” type of depth arm, but those are perhaps minor question marks compared to the upside of bringing both an All-Star outfielder and All-Star closer into the mix.