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This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/yankees/onsi as Yankees' Backup Outfield Plan In Motion. Winter is coming. So is a possible realignment of the New York Yankees' outfield. Both Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham are free agents, although the Yankees did extend the qualifying offer to the latter.

The ceremony will announce winners of the Hank Aaron Award, Comeback Players of the Year, Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman Relievers of the Year, Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter of the Year, and selections for the All-MLB First and Second Teams.

A report from a suburban New Jersey outlet indicated Skenes might have told an anonymous former teammate he'd prefer to be a Yankee and be traded there. Skenes was unaware of the conversation with the mystery player after teammates showed him the report. "I didn't think much about it," he says.

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