MLB.com | Paul Casella: The Yankees’ top pitching target for trade deadline help is officially off the board. The Reds traded their ace right-hander to the Mariners for a pretty remarkable package of prospects: infielders Noelvi Marte (Baseball America’s No. 18 prospect in the game) and Edwin Arroyo (No. 48), plus Andrew Moore (No. 26 in the Seattle system per BA) and 2019 third-round pick Levi Stoudt. It’s a big swing for a franchise in the middle of a frenzied Wild Card race and desperate to make its first postseason appearance in 21 years.
Per Joel Sherman, the Yankees did not want to part with top prospect Anthony Volpe in any package, so they will have to look elsewhere to names like Frankie Montas or Noah Syndergaard to bolster their rotation.