The two players the Pirates have sent to the Yankees are outfielder Tito Polo and pitcher Stephen Tarpley. Tarpley was originally acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2015 off-season as part of the Travis Snider deal. Polo was signed out of Columbia.
Titio Polo ranked 27th on MLB Pipeline’s top 30 prospects for the Pirates. He is a right-handed hitting outfielder, who is hitting .289/.360/.451 with a .373 wOBA and a 126 wRC+ in West Virginia (A) and Bradenton (A+). The recently turned 22-year-old owns a career slash line of .