Ivan Nova was finally jettisoned from New York at the trade deadline, a tenure that was above-average at best and groan-worthy at worst. He put together a decent 95 ERA+ across seven major league seasons, and for that we as fans are relatively grateful. He has turned it around in August, pitching to a 2.87 ERA in 31.1 innings. Good for him, because he sure as heck wasn’t doing that in the Bronx.
Nova did give the Yankees one more thing, though. When he was traded, it was stated at the time that the Yankees would be able to choose from a list of players that the Pirates provided—also known as players to be named later.