Insider reveals Yankees had “no interest” in parting ways with top prospects at trade deadline despite close AL East race. REPORT
But the AL East leaders made the decision to sit this one out and trade away their best prospects for this season alone. Many believe they ought to have made big moves to improve their chances of winning the World Series, but the team went with the cautious route. Which prospects were sent out by the Yankees during the trade deadline? The Yankees diminished their farm system somewhat, even though they kept the best names in it. They traded away infielders Jared Serna (No. 19 prospect) and Abrahan Ramirez, as well as catcher Agustin Ramirez (Yankees No. 20 prospect), to the Marlins in exchange for Jazz Chisholm Jr.They sent pitching prospect Jack Neely (the Yankees’ No. 22 prospect) and infielder Benjamin Cowles (the Yankees’ No. 29 prospect) to the Cubs in exchange for Mark Leiter Jr
.During the trade deadline, the New York Yankees added three players. Mark Leiter Jr. of the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres’ Enyel De Los Santos, and Miami Marlins’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. The Yankees failed to sign major players like Mason Miller, Garrett Crochet, or Tarik Skubal, who would have strengthened the squad, leaving fans unsatisfied. Jon Heyman claims that Brian Cashman & Co. had “no interest” in dealing away their best prospects, citing a deficient farm system as justification. At the trade deadline, a number of Yankees prospects were well-known, including Jasson Dominguez, Ben Rice, Austin Wells, Chase Hampton, George Lombard Jr., and Spencer Jones.But the AL East leaders choose not to participate and forfeit their best prospects
Which prospects were sent out by the Yankees during the trade deadline? The Yankees diminished their farm system somewhat, even though they kept the best names in it. They traded away infielders Jared Serna (No. 19 prospect) and Abrahan Ramirez, as well as catcher Agustin Ramirez (Yankees No. 20 prospect), to the Marlins in exchange for Jazz Chisholm Jr.They sent pitching prospect Jack Neely (the Yankees’ No. 22 prospect) and infielder Benjamin Cowles (the Yankees’ No. 29 prospect) to the Cubs in exchange for Mark Leiter Jr.