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O's, Yankees Agree to Zach Britton Trade Pending Medicals


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42 minutes ago, marshawn lynch said:

Still waiting on starting pitchers. Not a big fan of this move. Seems like beating a deadhorse with our Bullpen.  Prospsects could have been traded for a more pressing need

Yeah, I guess we're going to rely on the bullpen instead of our starters. If Britton can regain his past form, it's worth it. If not, it's not. But man, if Tommy Kahnle can return to last year's form, our BP could feature Chapman, Betances, Green, Warren, Robertson, Kahnle, Britton, and Holder.(and Cole has been lights out too since he came over from Wash)

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The Yankees had tried to get Manny Machado earlier this month and were told by Baltimore to build a package around pitching, which the Yanks are deep at in the minors. They were then surprised when Baltimore dealt Machado to the Dodgers for a package built around a high-end outfield prospect. But they were now armed with who the Orioles liked in their system to better pursue Britton. Plus, the Yanks recognized that they wanted to trade from their wealth of advanced starting prospects because they face yet another 40-man roster crunch this coming offseason. Tate and Rogers, for example, were among several pitchers the Yanks either would have to put on their 40-man roster or risk losing in the December Rule 5 draft.

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Will synthesize what I've heard from several scouts about 3 prospects who would go from Yankees to Orioles if Britton deal finalized:

Carroll big fastball up to 97 mph, misses bats, needs work on slider/control. Good competitor.

Rogers a LH with feel and 4-pitch mix, projects to back-end starter, must be precise because not overpowering.

Tate strong fastball/slider mix. Has grown this year, but still doesn't miss enough bats. Question if he is back-end starter or set-up man  

Joel Sherman

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