The Yankees said goodbye to last year’s touted first-round pick. Gone is another first-rounder, a reclamation project who was posting a 2.62 ERA in High-A. Dealt away is an outfield prospect who was emerging even as the competition got stiffer in Double-A.
Shipping off a few prospects also served to show off just how deep the Yankees go.
In trading away Blake Rutherford, Ian Clarkin and Tito Polo in the deal with the White Sox on Tuesday night that netted Todd Frazier, David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle, the Yankees’ farm system clearly took a hit — but more graze than direct shot, according to prospect gurus.