The Rangers have reportedly agreed to a deal to acquire veteran outfielder Carlos Beltran from the Yankees. Righties Dillon Tate, Erik Swanson and Nick Green head to New York in the deal, which caps a partial but significant sell-off from the Bronx Bombers. The Rangers will pay $2.5MM of the approximately $5MM left of Beltran’s 2016 salary, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram tweets.
Bringing in Beltran not only gives Texas an immediate upgrade to its lineup, helping to cover for injuries to Prince Fielder (out for the season) and Shin-Soo Choo (who recently returned to the DL), but may help the team stomach a deal of top prospect Joey Gallo. The young slugger was perhaps an increasingly important part of the near-term picture given the losses, but the Rangers are working hard to add pitching and he looks like a prime trade piece. Texas is also still in the market for catcher Jonathan Lucroy, with Gallo a possible piece in that prospective swap.
Beltran’s next birthday will be his fortieth, but that hasn’t prevented him from posting an outstanding .301/.342/.538 batting line and 21 home runs over 383 plate appearances on the year. His late excellence makes him not only a legitimate Hall-of-Fame candidate, but also a quality option down the stretch and in the post-season.
Indeed, Beltran has been at his best in the past under the brightest lights. He has produced a .332/.441/.674 slash and 16 home runs in 223 turns at the plate in the playoffs. Now, he’ll join a strong Texas club with designs on its own deep run.
Defense remains a question, of course, as Beltran has slowed considerably since his days of playing a solid center field. He’s limited to right at present, and is a marginal defender there. But the Rangers will presumably place him most often in the DH role, taking the spot vacated by Fielder.
The fourth overall pick in last year’s draft, Tate has seen his prospect star fade a bit this year. After opening the season as a consensus top-100 prospect, he has struggled to a 5.12 ERA with 7.6 K/9 against 3.7 BB/9 at the Class A level.
Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News said the Yankees were moving toward a deal (via Twitter). MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan said the Rangers were the team involved (via Twitter). Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported the inclusion of Tate (Twitter links). Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reported the deal was done (Twitter links). Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reported the inclusion of another prospect (via Twitter). Jack Curry of the YES Network tweeted the full package.
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Who will the yankees get
Tate and a dozen Boomsticks. Fair trade
Yes Beltran out of New York
Can we bring up someone like Tyler Austin once Beltran gets traded?
I’d really hope so
Over 1.000 ops and plays rf and 1b definitely should be up can’t leave it to hicks
Why not Judge?
Austin is have a better season
Judge is hurt
Considering Judge is on the Dl, I would not think you would want him up
They brought up Ben Gamel
I hope the Tribe gets Beltran without giving up TOO much, since he’s just a rental! His bat would be a HUGE addition!
He’s already going to the Rangers? Lol
Maybe the Yankees can fleece the Tribe and get Zimmer to go along with Frazier.
To Cleveland for Clevinger?
Or Texas for Ortiz?
Because he’s on the DL
I hope the Tribe can get Beltran without having to give up TOO much! His bat would be a HUGE addition, especially in the playoffs!
Beltran for Tate feels a lot like Beltran for Wheeler… but that was 2011.
It does… but let’s remember this: 2011 Beltran was coming off two-straight injury plagued years. People thought he was finished. I think teams might be less weary of his ability to play everyday right now than they were five years ago.
Beltran to Rangers
The Yankees are making this deadline their b****.
Solid move by the Rangers by acquiring Beltran even though they traded Tate.
Brutal trade for Texas. Yankees are going to end up with the best farm in the game at the end of all this!
A farm full of Todd Van Poppel’s. Living the dream.
You can hate the Yankees all you want, the last week has been huge for the Yanks!
I followed deadlines where Mike Olt and Lars Anderson were super can’t-miss prospects… You’ll learn too.
Only because they realized they had to sell for next year.
Keep in mind those are the statements of Red Sox fans and or Red Sox media. Jury still out on which of those two understands prospects less.
Not all prospects realize their potential. It’s true. However, when you add multiple top prospects, the probability of success goes up. Frazier, Torres, Sheffield, Tate to go along with their own prospects Sanchez, Judge, Mateo.
The future looks a lot brighter than it did a week ago.
The future has always been bright with the Yankees… It doesn’t make sense for it not to be. You’ve got a big budget, you’re in a premium market and you’re the top dog of the city.
The only thing nice about adding all these prospects are you can fleece some team next deadline getting proven talent. Go swap these scratch-offs for Stanton and get him into the limelight.
Maybe. But that isn’t how Cashman has been operating last few seasons. I think they’d rather spend money (not prospects) on the big name free agents like Bryce Harper, in addition to developing their own farm.
At least, I hope so.
I agree East Coast. I would certainly rather have a lot of potential on the farm as opposed to barren fields and dead crops.
I hope Cashman/Hal are committed to the “new chess board.” It’s taken way too long to realize how much things have changed from George Steinbrenner’s time.
I’m excited about the Yanks for the first time this season, even though it’s for the future.
That’s just plain wrong. Detroit was able to select guys like Rick Porcello with the 27th pick in the draft because there was signability issues that teams with lower budgets were weary to draft him.
Up until very recently big budget teams were able to consistently go into the draft and walk away with premium players because other teams got cheap. It’s only that prospect hugging has gotten so out of hand the story has changed.
Haters Gonna Hate
How is it brutal when you give up a great hitter for a guy who hasn’t done anything in the minors even yet?
How about to Texas for Dillon Tate?
As of right now I have no idea who else the Yankees may be getting, but kudos to them for restocking their farm system. At least 9 players for 3 so far, not too bad.
11 actually. 2 PTBN in this one.
I don’t know much about tate other than what is on baseball-reference.com. Why is this a good trade for the Yankees? That wasn’t sarcastic. Someone please educate me about this prospect we are getting.
Top pitcher taken in last year’s draft. Tons of upside but a down season hopefully stemming from an April injury. Number 2 pitcher potential.
Isnt he potentially a reliever though? Thought i remember the talking heads saying he may end up as a reliever on draft night? I may be thinking of someone else…
He’s certainly no Giolito or Urias, but any pitching prospect has a chance to end up in the pen. I think it really depends on the development of his third pitch. If he goes to the pen, he has a dominant closers arsenal tho.
Any time you get a young pitcher for a 39 year old rental is great, the fact that Beltran is having an amazing season gave us a young pitcher that was a top pick. It’s a really good deal. We got Texas’s 5th best prospect for Beltran, and Texas with such a deep farm system this is a amazing deal.
From Rotoworld when he was drafted a year ago –
‘Both Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus ranked Tate as the best pitching prospect in the class. At 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, Tate is an athletic right-hander with a mid-90s fastball that has reached 97-98 in his starts, as well as a slider that ranks as one of the top breaking balls in this year’s class. …… This spring at Santa Barbara, Tate posted a 2.26 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 9.67 K/9 in 103 1/3 innings (14 starts). ‘
Drafter 4th overall in 2015 and generally regarded as the best pitcher that draft. Throws a 92-98 mph fastball, with a 85-89 slider. Developing a third pitch, change up, but not there yet. He should be able to remain a starter once he smooths out his delivery and perfects the third pitch.
Because as of this time last year he was rated as the best pitching prospect in his class or basically, the best on the board. I don’t care if he has an ERA of 15.00 right now. You make that trade for 2 months of Beltran. Kids mechanics are all out of whack. The pedigree is there.
works for me then. just heard on mlb network radio there are two other pitchers.
Cashman is having a great deadline. Not a Yanks fan. Just a baseball fan.
Oh, agreed. The sheer amount of young talent (to develop or trade for bigger pieces) is amazing.
You can say that again. Sells high on 39 year old rental, and cleans house on his 2 stud relievers. Gained 5 top 100 prospects, got Warren back and other young players as well.
Terrible trade for the Rangers. Way too much for a 39 y/o rental.
Preferable in my opinion to what the Dodgers probably surrendered to make Reddick part of their deal with OAK and the offense they’re likely to get out of Reddick vs. Beltran.
The Dodgers’ superior defenders in CF could have compensated for Beltran’s limits, and they’d presumably still have whichever RH bat they’ll be platooning with Reddick. Unless of course either Beltran or the medical staff made it clear that Beltran could only play the field 3-4 days per week.
As a long time Yankee fan I’m happy to see that they are going for a rebuild with young players instead of trading for aging veterans and signing thirty somethings to bloated contracts. With all of that talent in the minors you hope that it leads to a new Core 4 in 3 years. I can’t wait to see the rosters expand in September!
It will be interesting to see if McCann moves to DH and they bring up Sanchez or they try and let ARod play more. As bad as he has been, I doubt the Yankees cut ARod.
It won’t be a ‘full rebuild’. They traded three guys for what will amount to four of their top eight prospects in a week. Cashman is on fire. As I understand, they’ve got money coming off the books this winter, even though there’s still an insane amount still on the books. The Yankees will never truly rebuild the way the Braves or Reds are currently. By 2018, the Yankees will be World Series contenders once more.
Right… The Yankees are gonna stink for a while.
Tex will be gone after this year, ARod will be forced out or cut, McCann will probably be traded in August or in the off season, and with all of the OF’s in the minors Gardner and/or Ellsbury will be gone this winter. They’d probably also like to deal Headly, CC, and maybe Pineda or Eovaldi. That’s a pretty significant rebuild.
Gallo for Lucroy next?
Hope so.
This is one of those that could go either way. Seems really early to give up on Tate but if it frees the Rangers up to then add Gallo a trade to get a pitcher, then it works in the Rangers favor. Tate may bounce back and be great but you will probably have to wait to see how the rest of the day shakes out before judging the Rangers side. Looking at the trade as just this trade I would say it favors the Yankees as there is no risk if Tate fails. Beltran is a welcome addition to the Rangers though.
Yankees sure have done well this trade deadline. Hal should be proud.
They really have. This is the smart way to rebuild, given their financial resources. Get a nice young crop of players and add a big piece or two the next few offseasons to complement.
Cubs overpaid for Chapman, but yeah, the Yankees have done what I’d hoped the White Sox would do: trade pieces that won’t get them a title to load up on prospects.
No reason to bring Lucroy then.. Keep Gallo if Beltre injures.. Another nice move by Daniela and Co
Cashman should jump in before texas trades Gallo for lucroy and offer McCann for Gallo
Thank god! he was blocking superstar smasher, MVP candidate and future HoF Aaron Hicks.!!
ugh.
I concur.
The Nick Green link takes you to the 37 year old 2nd baseman for the Devil rays…..
Cashman wanted his rights. There is talk of a comeback and he could be a difference maker.
No too different from the clippard deal
Let’s get ready for a decade of losing…
Not a chance
Just get ready… I’ll be surprised if the Yankees win 15 more games this season.
The game has changed. Look at the premium placed on draft picks. Teams won’t sign FA’s if it will cost a pick because scouting has gotten so good. Getting the number 4 pick in last year’s draft is a huge haul.
Hopefully McCann gets traded to Atlanta so Sanchez can get his shot. I doubt it though. It may be a bit ironic that the one guy blocking a legit prospect does not get traded.
My guess is Sanchez gets called up to catch and McCann sees time @ DH.
This Nick Green, yes?: baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=gree…
As an Astros fan, I’m happy the Rangers are shipping Tate.
But this probably guarantees the Rangers win the division.
3 pitching prospects for 2 months of Beltran? 1 of them being the #4 overall pick in last year’s draft? Yes please! Cashman has done a great job at this deadline. It’s about time Hal stepped aside a little and let him do his job.
I hope the Rangers win it all, for Beltran and Beltre.
I can not believe how so many fans are happy with what the Yankees have done before the trade deadline. They did not get any major league talent. All they got are prospects who have not even proven themselves in the minors. For instance, this guy Tate, he has Era is over 5. Wow, to me that is a prospect we must have. I mean the guy can not even pitch in the minor leagues and everyone is so excited about him. If his stuff is so good, tell me why does he have an Era over 5? That is horrible. People blaming it on injury. Give me a break. He stinks and will never make it to the majors. Another case of a supposedly great prospect is Severino. I do not even hear his name anymore. Pitching in the bullpen when he is supposed to be the next great pitcher. Please tell me what happenned to this great prospect we supposedly have? My point is what we got are prospects and will be lucky if one of them makes it to the majors. While other teams are acquiring major league talent to win a World Series, the Yankees are acquiring boys to play t-ball. Hal and Hank have never done anything to be proven as winners. George built the winning teams. The Yankees have been horrible since they took over the team. The Yankees should be embarrassed that Baltimore, Boston, and Toronto are winning. Those owners know how to win and bring fans to the stadiums. I am just disgusted with what the Yankees did today.
Funny how last time we built our farm George was suspended and we accumulated a few prospects you may know Jeter Bernie Posada Rivera etc. And George came back and BUILT AROUND A CORE tell me who they could trade to. Without prospects or who they could possible sign this off-season that would put us over the top??
Good for Carlos ,he still have lot of power in his tank