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Gleyber Torres and his rise to Yankee Super-stardom

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Gleyber Torres was traded to the New York Yankees from the Chicago Cubs as part of the Aroldis Chapman deal on July 25, 2016. That deal marked an important turning point for both ball clubs. The Cubs utilized Chapman as a shutdown closer to end their World Series drought of over a century-long. Meanwhile, this trade, amongst others marked the start of a “rebuild on the fly” type move for the Yankees. The New York Yankees shipped off their aging veterans that had any sort of trade value for young, controllable prospects in order to stay competitive while cutting costs.