In a November 6 article, Jon Heyman of the New York Post detailed that the New York Yankees are inquiring about some of the assets available in free agency.

“The Yankees checked the free-agent ace pitchers — Max Fried, Corbin Burnes and Blake Snell — but it remains uncertain whether they would also do Soto and an ace pitcher,” Heyman wrote.

New York’s aggression in pursuing one of these three elite weapons will almost certainly depend on whether Juan Soto re-signs with them. But if none of these pitchers end up in pinstripes, Yankees fans will certainly prefer they don’t join another AL East team, especially their archrival Boston Red Sox.

However, that’s exactly what Bleacher Report’s Erik Beaston predicted for Blake Snell in a November 24 article.

“The Red Sox had the seventh-best team ERA among starting pitchers in 2024 at .381, so there’s an argument the team doesn’t need a high-priced starter so much as an upgrade at other positions,” Beaston wrote.

“With the AL East boasting electric offenses in New York and Baltimore, and Toronto and Tampa expected to improve this offseason, it makes sense that Boston would want to strengthen its rotation to combat them.

“With Morosi telling MLB Network that the Dodgers and Orioles are favorites for Burnes, Snell and Fried would remain the most likely options for Boston,” he continued.

“Snell and his 3.12 ERA, 145 strikeouts and 1.05 WHIP would be a good fit in Beantown and the two-time Cy Young winner would get a chance to show off against some of the most dangerous bats in the American League,” Beaston concluded. before predicting Snell would sign with the Red Sox.

Snell spent the first five seasons of his MLB stint with the Tampa Bay Rays and has a 4-6 record with a 4.39 ERA and 99 strikeouts against the Yankees in his career.

Only time will tell where Snell ends up.