Speculation has swirled all offseason, and as the New York Yankees get closer to having pitchers and catchers report for spring training, it's whipping into a frenzy. Everyone in baseball knows the Yankees are trying to trade veteran right-hander Marcus Stroman.

The New York Yankees haven’t publicly said that their intention is to trade right-handed Marcus Stroman. They won’t do that, not if they don’t want to lose their precious leverage. But every team insider with knowledge of the situation recognizes that the organization wants to get rid of Stroman’s $18 million salary to allocate that money to other parts of the roster,

Despite swirling trade rumors and speculation that the Yankees are looking to offload Marcus Stroman’s $18.5 million salary, manager Aaron