A trade pitch has the New York Yankees acquiring Nathan Eovaldi from the Texas Rangers in an intriguing deal to bolster the rotation.

Eovaldi, who pitched for the Yankees in 2015, 2016 and 2018, agreed to return to the Rangers on a three-year, $75 million deal this past winter. So far, he has looked as good as ever, maintaining a 1.60 ERA and a Major League Baseball leading 0.787 WHIP in his first 11 starts.

Nathan Eovaldi checks a lot of boxes on paper for the New York Yankees. He’s a proven frontline right-hander and a consistent producer for years. The veteran has the stuff and experience to bolster New York’s rotation alongside Max Fried and Carlos Rodón.

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The Rangers’ pitching staff has to be almost perfect if it wants to win games these days because the offense has been nonexistent. Thursday afternoon was no different. Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi was top-notch on the mound,

The Rangers came to New York. They dodged rain and continued their aversion to scoring runs, losing 1-0 to the Yankees to complete New York’s three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium. The Rangers fell back below .500 to 25-26. Need more details? No? Too bad. We got ‘em: