This has been quite a trade deadline for the Yankees.
They’ve played the unfamiliar role of deadline seller, and it’s a role that’s suited Brian Cashman very well. Today it’s Carlos Beltran, a 39-year-old rental bat, going to the Rangers for multiple prospects. Here’s how the trade played out on Twitter, as Ken Rosenthal first reported it was near:
Source: Beltran to #Rangers close.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 1, 2016
Dillon Tate would head to #Yankees in Beltran deal.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 1, 2016
Source: Rangers agree to acquire Carlos Beltran from Yankees. Dillon Tate going back. @Ken_Rosenthal said it was close.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 1, 2016
In Carlos Beltran deal, Rangers sending more to Yankees than Dillon Tate.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 1, 2016
Rangers are expected to send a second low-level prospect to NY in deal for Carlos Beltran.
— Evan Grant (@Evan_P_Grant) August 1, 2016
In addition to Dillion Tate, Yankees are also getting RHP Eric Swanson and RHP Nick Green from the Rangers.
— JackCurryYES (@JackCurryYES) August 1, 2016
Carlos Beltran is apparently ageless, slashing .304/.344/.546 this year for the Yanks, and was as good a bat as was available in this market. But! He is 39, he is just a rental, and the Rangers did not get him cheaply.
Dillon Tate was the fourth overall choice in the 2015 MLB Draft, and though the right-handed pitcher doesn’t have eye-popping numbers this year in A-ball, that’s not the only consideration. He’s still a premium talent, with years of team control remaining, which the Yankees managed to acquire in exchange for two months of Carlos Beltran. And they received two more minor league arms as well.
Between this deal and the prior ransoms Brian Cashman extracted for Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller, respectively, they’ve done fantastic work trading short-term assets for long-term gain, rebuilding both the depth of their system and adding high-end prospects in Gleyber Torres, Clint Frazier, and now Dillon Tate.
That’s great work from Cashman, who seems set on laying the foundation for another Yankee dynasty, and finally has the support of ownership to do so.
