Yankees Linked to Ridiculous Trade for Player Who Once Whined About Them

The New York Yankees just lost Devin Williams to the New York Mets and they might also allow Luke Weaver to depart via free agency, so they definitely need some bullpen reinforcements.

But would they really pay an exorbitant amount in a potential trade for a reliever?

Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter thinks so, proposing that the Yankees trade top pitching prospect Carlos Lagrange, first baseman T.J. Rumfield and pitcher Harrison Cohen to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Trevor Megill.

Yes, the same Trevor Megill who whined about New York's usage of torpedo bats after the Yanks swept the Brewers to start the 2025 campaign.

"The Yankees have a clear need to bolster their relief corps and a history of dealing with the Brewers, as just last winter they acquired Devin Williams under similar circumstances," Reuter wrote. "Giving the Brewers their pick of Carlos Lagrange, Bryce Cunningham or Elmer Rodriguez as the prospect centerpiece, alongside a couple second-tier prospects that are close to MLB ready in 25-year-old T.J. Rumfield and 26-year-old Harrison Cohen would be a nice return package for Megill's two years of remaining control."

Sure, it would be a nice return for Milwaukee, but why would the Yankees do this?

Megill is a solid arm for sure. He pitched to the tune of a 2.49 ERA while allowing 36 hits and registering 60 strikeouts over 47 innings of work in 2025, racking up 30 saves. He also logged a 2.72 ERA with 21 saves the season prior.

But he isn't an elite enough reliever for New York to trade Lagrange — or any of its top pitching prospects — in order to acquire him.

The Yanks should be saving their prospects to complete a much bigger trade for a starting pitcher or an All-Star bat; not a good — not great — bullpen arm who really just started figuring things out the last two years after struggling mightily over his first three big-league campaigns.

Historically, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has been very adept at piecing together bullpens without overspending. He has done it for years now, and to be quite frank, trading for Williams last winter was actually out of character for him.

Cashman is very smooth when it comes to swinging shrewd deals for relievers, like when he acquired Fernando Cruz from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Jose Trevino last offseason. Or when he added Weaver off the scrap heap back in 2023.

There is absolutely no need for the Yankees to move top prospects for Megill, who is already 32 years old and owns a lifetime 3.98 ERA.