Yanks Trade Miller for Four Prospects
The Yanks, this morning or over night, traded LHP Andrew Miller to the Cleveland Indians for another parcel of big prospects including slugging CF Clint Frazier 21 and LHP Justus Sheffield 20. The other two are right handed relief pitchers Ben Heller, who's in AAA and throws 100, and JP Feyereison, who must throw hard because he has a lot of K's and walks. Frazier and Sheffield, who's Gary's nephew, and thus part of a ridiculously huge sports family will probably both go into the Yanks top 10. This is looking like another strong trade for the Yanks. Now, we'll just have to see what else they do. They still have too many old bats.
Let me also add, it is an absolute pleasure to had watched Andrew Miller, and under different circumstances you don't trade guys like him.
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At long last, the Yankees are making decisions that are good for the team instead of good for Randy Levine's marketing strategy.
Full sell mode is here
Sorry peeps for all my posts but I am excited.
Jeff Passan 40s
Ben Heller could make this a blockbuster for Yanks. I've talked with multiple evaluators this year who think he's a closer within two years.
Good. The pen in today's game is more important than ever. Also have to think it's a near certainty Chapman is re-signed in the offseason.
Good to see Hal rolling up his sleeves
Joel Sherman 21s
Hal S very involved yesterday with #Yankees baseball ops, down to reading reports/watching film on Frazier/Sheffield
Levine must be steaming, stomping his feet, pulling his hair.
Feels like they're playing chicken with the Braves on a McCann deal, but I wouldn't be surprised if something gets done at the deadline.
I love this video of Frazier!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEnEwssDyY0
Go Hal!
Still haven't done anything that will open roster spots for the kids in AAA, but it's still early.
Can you imagine a future OF of Judge, Frazier, Rutherford?
Andujar 3B, Torres SS, Mateo 2B, Bird 1B, Sanchez C
Kap, Sheffield, Severino, Adams ...
+ alot more prospects, I'd expect a trade of prospects for a few MLB players in the future.
Yeah, they should just give McCann away. And accept any reasonable deal for Gardner.
Jack Curry says multiple moves are now coming and that Beltran is in play.
Sherman
#Yankees felt they were on verge of completing trade yesterday for a veteran reliever, so stay tuned
Jon Heyman @JonHeyman 2m2 minutes ago Manhattan, NY
yanks getting tyler clippard
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Hal S very involved yesterday with #Yankees baseball ops, down to reading reports/watching film on Frazier/Sheffield
Hal keeping that silly dual mission
We got Tyler Clippard back...
yep, no word yet on the cost.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/tyler-clippard
Owed $4.25 next year. Just goofy.
#Yankees plan is for Clippard to work 7th inning, hope Warren, young arms Severino/Green/eventually Mitchell can set up Betances
Beltran at DH
Eh, some of the upper level relievers are hurt, and I'd rather get Clippard or someone in there than to have Girardi abuse Betances even more than he normally does.
It's the reason Hal wanted the trade though that bothers me.
Clint Frazier ✔ @clintfrazier
Thank you @Yankees for this amazing opportunity! I can't wait to chase my dream in pin stripes! #Yankees
Again, So sorry to see Miller go but this needed to happen for the overall future success of this team!
Would love to see McCann traded. Opens up the roster for next year. If McCann is traded it allows them to play a little more hardball with offers on Beltran. It makes it more realistic for them to extend the QO for Beltran since he could be penciled in at DH (with McCann he will need that DH spot if Sanchez is in the cards for next year). If Beltran accepted the QO he can be a middle of the order bat at DH full time and potential trade bait next deadline, if rejected its a first round pick. So the Yanks should be able to force the offers to at least include something to the magnitude of a first round pick.
Strange no word on what we gave up for Clippard yet, scares me a bit!
Sherman
The Yankees are listening on all of their veteran players. They have gotten a few nibbles from the Braves about Brian McCann. The Rangers have circled a bit around Carlos Beltran. But the Yankees current policy is not to throw money into trades to complete them, which – at minimum – is holding up those deals. They also want to move Ivan Nova in his walk year and will listen on Nathan Eovaldi, Michael Pineda, Brett Gardner and pretty much anyone.
However, Steinbrenner also told his baseball operations people that despite falling 4 1/2 games back in the wild card, he wants to continue to try to win as much as possible in 2016. Dellin Betances will become the closer and young starters such as Chad Green, Luis Severino and – when his injury-rehab is complete – Bryan Mitchell will be given more prominent bullpen roles. The Yankees also a deal in principle with the Diamondbacks for righty reliever Tyler Clippard.
Sounds like its Campos for Clippard
We sent them Campos. Now he can go be injured all the time for them.
Interesting, Campos is a good arm but like you said, always seems to be injured. We need to start purging potentially talented players at the lower end of our 40 man roster anyway. We could lose a lot in the Rule 5 draft. Might as well get some MLB for them.
He would have been a reliever here if anything given their history.
But more important than even trades is to give their high end position prospects opportunities now. Nothing would make a louder statement that things are truly changing.
Also whether it's now or in the offseason, I think they will trade prospects for a big starting pitcher.
Yankees GM Brian Cashman: "We're trying to get back to a situation where we can build an uber-team, and a sustainable one."
This should be the goal, not this treading water, mediocrity nonsense they've been selling us the last couple of years.
Well, that is a 180 from what he said a few years ago, and Hal seems to be on board. As a result, they are giving themselves a chance. The missing piece (the hard part) is consistently giving every young player, including their own, as much opportunity to fail as Hicks is getting.
It's not Girardi
Regarding Aaron Hicks' struggles, Cashman pointed to Jackie Bradley Jr.'s struggles prior to this season. -- @FeinsandNYDN
via http://cbssportsapp.com
Eh, you never know when people are covering for others. Cash has always said he doesn't tell Girardi who to play.
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