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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan
Yeah the Yankees gave up a decent amount. Add to that giving up Rutherford in the Frazier deal. The Yankees have a deep system right now but a lot of people coming up/traded. Might look like the Cubs at some point.
The one thing that does make some sense is guys like Rutherford are going to have log-jams ahead of them with the big club. A lot of other young guys or prospects filling those spots. Same thing with Mateo. He looks like a gem but they had to move him to the outfield this year to try to find a spot for him.
Probably Severino but it could be Gray. Severino is not a lock for that start.
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Interesting thing to keep in mind about the Yankees, though. They have way too much farm talent that would go unprotected in the rule 5 draft. If they didn't trade them away they would lose them anyway. That's what makes the Garcia trade brilliant. They gave up a lot to get gray but they protected their top prospects and they actually traded away players who had serious injury or play positions where they have a loaded young pipeline.
It's unusual for the Yankees to sit and wait. But they did that the past few years and it paid off huge this year. Amazingly, for the Yankees, they are doing this because they were patient and built up the farm system. The players they traded for aren't even that expensive.