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The New York Yankees shouldn't be expected to stop at one blockbuster move this winter. They have a score to settle with the Boston Red Sox http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-victor-martinez-jersey , and they have the assets to pursue upgrades for exactly that purpose.Still, there's no harm in pushing them to pull off one in particular. In this case, the target is Corey Kluber.For now, the two-time American League Cy Young Award winner is merelya target. Kluber is available as the Cleveland Indians deal with "market constraints," according to ESPN's Buster Olney.Per Jon Heyman of Fancred, the Yankees met with them at the general managers' meetings Tuesday:Jon Heyman JonHeymanYankees have interest in Kluber, Carrasco and Paxton in addition to free agent targets Corbin, Happ and CC. NYY meeting with at least Indians today.Though the Yankees have already re-signed veteran left-hander CC Sabathia, their interest in Kluber fits with their desire to add more pitching however they can."I think we'll just gravitate to anything that will make sense," GM Brian Cashmantold reporters. "It could be a combination; something could make sense via trade in the same category as free agency. I'm interested in adding more than one pitcher. I need to, I think, add multiple. If I can do so, we'll see."Where Kluber is concerned, the hard part is convincing the Indians to even consider shipping him to New York.Generally speaking, a team doesn't make a guy like Kluber available unless it's looking to tear it all down and rebuild. But this isn't that. As MLB.com'sJordan Bastiandiscussed, the Indians are merely keeping their options open. They're not giving up on contending.This points to a dilemma: Why would they trade one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball to a top AL rival, much less one that outpaced them by nine wins in 2018?The price would have to be very, very right for the Indians to even consider it.At the least, the Yankees would have to take on Kluber's entire remaining contract. It pays him $17 million in 2019, and the Yankeeswould be obligatedto accept or decline his 2020 and 2021 options (valued at $35.5 million total) following the 2019 World Series.The Indians would also need the Yankees to fill some of their immediate needs. A Kluber trade would open up one of those in their rotation. The Indians also need outfielders. The Yankees don't have much to suit Cleveland on either front.And yet Nick Castellanos Jersey , there might be a deal to be made if the Yankees arewilling to sacrifice their best young players outside of Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar. Coincidentally, these include left-handerJustus Sheffield (MLB.com's No. 31 prospect) and slugging outfielder Clint Frazier, who originated in Cleveland's system. Outfield prospect Estevan Florial (No. 45) would also have to be involved.The Yankees might balk at that, given that their pitching alternatives include James Paxton and free agents such as Patrick Corbin and J.A. Happ.Or, they could see it as a chance to get the actual Corey Kluber.Tony Dejak/Associated PressKluber has been a steadier presence than any other AL pitcher since 2014. He's put up a 2.85 ERA with a 5.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 1,091.1 innings. He's amassed 32.5 wins above replacement, according to Baseball Reference. Chris Sale is next at 27.4.There is some danger in focusing too hard on these numbers, as they don't entirely reflect what Kluber isright now.He'll turn 33 on April 10, and he's coming off an age-32 season in which cracks started to form. His average fastball dipped to career-low 92 mph. Lo and behold, both his overall contact and hard contact ratesticked up.And yet, Kluber still put up a 2.89 ERA over 215 innings, including a strong 3.29 ERA in 115 innings outside of the pitiful AL Central. To boot, the expected production off him鈥攂ased on quality of contact鈥攚as roughly the same as that of fellow AL Cy Young Award finalist Blake Snell.What happened was a case of Kluber transitioning into a life as the AL's very own Zack Greinke. The stuff may be going, but he just plain knows how to pitch.Though Kluber's arm slot is getting lower over time, he still repeats his delivery and maintains a consistent release point. If nothing else, that's keeping him from getting himself into trouble. He walked 4 percent of the batters he faced in 2018, best in the AL.What's more, Kluber pulled this off despite pitching within the strike zone with a career-low 48.2 percent of his pitches. He succeeded in making hitters chasehis pitches. Acareer-high36.1 percent of swings against him expanded the zone.Those swings ensured that, despite the fact Kluber's contact ratewent up,it stayed below the MLB average. And altogether http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-james-mccann-jersey , Kluber collected more outs on pitches outside the strike zone than all but six other pitchers.It might be tempting to more quickly blame hitters than credit Kluber for that. But the sheer movement of his three primary pitches鈥攖wo-seamer, cutter and slider鈥攔emains outstanding. He's also a master at setting hitters up, which Rob Friedman captured here:Rob Friedman PitchingNinjaCorey Kluber, 3 Pitch Sequence.First two are Two Seamers off the plate/balls, but see how it sets up the Cutter.So, when you yell: WHY ARE YOU SWINGING AT THAT?Thats why. 6Ykd2AawVZAnd as always, Kluber was especially lethal against right-handed batters in 2018. He held righties to a .575 OPS. Out of all right-handers who faced at least 300 righty batters, that was the best of any AL hurler.This is worth focusing on because of the specific competition that will be standing between the Yankees and the World Series in 2019: the Red Sox and Houston Astros. Between Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, Xander Bogaerts, Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and George Springer, they pack some serious righty thunder.Again, it does nobody any good to ignore the complications of the Yankees trading for Kluber. It's a long shot on a practicality basis, and they wouldn't be getting Kluber at his peak.But when it comes down to it, he's the best pitcher who's reasonably available this winter.If the Yankees are going to pay a fortune for a pitching upgrade no matter what, it's best if they try and pay a large fortune for Kluber than a smaller fortune for anyone else.Stats courtesy of Baseball Reference, FanGraphs, Brooks Baseball and Baseball Savant. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Scooter Gennett burned his former team in a big way Tuesday night.Gennett hit a tiebreaking solo homer with two out in the ninth, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat Milwaukee 9-7 and prevent the Brewers from gaining ground in the National League playoff race.The 28-year-old Gennett played for Milwaukee for four seasons before he was claimed by Cincinnati off waivers prior to last season. The second baseman set career highs with 27 homers and 97 RBIs for his hometown Reds last year Shane Greene Jersey , and then made the All-Star team this season.Gennett drove a first-pitch slider from left-hander Dan Jennings (4-5) into the first row of the right-field bleachers for his 19th homer.“To run around the bases and look at everybody I’ve played with for a while, it’s a little better,” Gennett said. “I can’t hit lefties, right?“It’s a situation I look forward to now, when they bring in a lefty just to face me. Before I was always looking over my shoulder, seeing if they were going to take me out.”Cincinnati added an insurance run on Mason Williams‘ RBI double against Corey Knebel.Milwaukee had tied the game in the eighth on Jonathan Schoop’s first career pinch-hit homer and Ryan Braun’s RBI double. The Brewers remained three games back of the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs, who lost 2-1 at Detroit.Raisel Iglesias (2-1), who yielded Braun’s tying double, escaped a jam in the ninth for the win. The Brewers put two runners on with two out, but Keon Broxton struck out swinging.Gennett finished with two hits and three RBIs as last-place Cincinnati won for the fourth time in five games. Billy Hamilton had two hits and scored two runs.The Reds rallied after the Brewers jumped on Sal Romano for four runs in the first inning. Erik Kratz had a two-out RBI single, and Orlando Arcia followed with a two-run single.Cincinnati responded with three in the third, helped by an error on right fielder Eric Thames. Romano’s bloop single drove in Dilson Herrera, and Romano scored after Thames bobbled Phillip Ervin’s hit. Gennett added a sacrifice fly against Junior Guerra.Travis Shaw hit his 26th homer in the bottom half, but Cincinnati added four more in the fourth.The big inning included a ball that hit second base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt and went for an RBI single for Ervin. Gennett’s dribbler past the mound scored a run and a passed ball allowed another run to score.“We had two or three breaks there,” Reds manager Jim Riggleman said.All four runs were unearned after third baseman Mike Moustakas’ throwing error resulted in the first run of the inning. Moustakas fielded a grounder by Brandon Dixon and had time to cut down Williams at the plate but bounced his throw in the dirt.“That was one of the stranger innings you’ll ever see,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “If the ball doesn’t hit the umpire it’s a one-run inning. They get three runs after a ground ball hit right at one of our players. And then the ball didn’t leave the infield.”TRAINERS ROOMReds: OF Scott Schebler (right shoulder) was scheduled to continue his rehab with Double-A Pensacola. He could join the Reds in Chicago for the opener of their four-game series against the Cubs on Thursday.Brewers: RHP Zach Davies (right shoulder) will make a rehab start for Double-A Biloxi on Wednesday and a decision on his status will be made soon. He has been on the disabled list since June 1. General manager David Stearns said it was fair to consider Davies “a wild card” at this point in the season. … RHP Joakim Soria threw 25 pitches off the mound and could return by the weekend, according to manager Craig Counsell.UP NEXTReds: RHP Robert Stephenson (0-1, 6.75 ERA) will make his third start of the season in the series finale against Milwaukee. He went 6-0 with a 1.23 ERA in his last seven starts at Triple-A Louisville.Brewers: Freddy Peralta (5-4, 4.48 ERA) made a quality start at St. Louis on Friday but the Brewers lost 5-2.