- Hunter Goodman — a two-time All-Star under contract through 2029 — is one of baseball’s premier power catchers, leading catchers with 31 home runs and posting a .545 SLG/.871 OPS this season.
- The Yankees are the best trade fit: they need offensive punch from the catcher spot and could use Goodman as a late-inning DH/slugger alongside Austin Wells, reportedly willing to trade pitching prospects to get him.
- Boston and Texas also make sense — the Red Sox need more slugging and the Rangers need offense behind the plate — but Goodman's defensive shortcomings mean he might at times be used as a DH/1B rather than an everyday catcher.
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