Yankees reportedly agree to Zach Britton trade, sending three prospects to Orioles

So, from a deep farm system they dealt Dillon Tate, a right-hander who was among their top prospects, triple-A left-hander Josh Rogers and triple-A right-hander Cody Carroll for two and a half months, maybe three and a half months, of Britton, who, at 30, can be a free agent this winter.

What the New York Yankees probably need, of course, is a starting pitcher.

After the Yankees took a 1-0 lead, Kiermaier made it 2-1 when he lifted a 2-1 changeup into the right-field seats for his third homer. This won’t be an easy deal for either side and if Hamels has another bad start Saturday, Texas may find no one has interest in him.

True team-focused words from Zach Britton, no longer the newest Yankee but the one that was officially introduced at Yankee Stadium on Thursday afternoon. This season alone, Happ has a 0.84 ERA in two starts against the Red Sox. He has surrendered six earned runs this season, but four of those runs came from a single outing.

“He’s been dealing with the issue”, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said on a conference call.

Torres reached a full count by laying off two sliders but Romo won the encounter by getting the second baseman to swing and miss at an inside four-seam fastball. “So we know he’s battle-tested”.

All three pitchers acquired from NY must be added to the O’s 40-man roster before next year, so it makes it even more likely that Carroll will suit up for Baltimore at some point this season.

“I remember my first day in the Orioles organization [sic], wide eyed and anxious to pursue my childhood dream”. World Series-contending teams will look to secure the back-end of their bullpens and Britton is the obvious filler with Jeurys Familia, Kelvin Herrera and Brad Hand already off the market. Opening Day closer Ken Giles lost his job, and right-hander Héctor Rondón has assumed the role admirably, but Britton would give Houston a more battle-tested ninth-inning option. “I’ve done it in all the cities: Toronto, Tampa, wherever it is”. “I like having the extra guy out there”. And just try to win games.

After a 15-save season in an injury-shortened 2017, Britton ruptured his Achilles during offseason workouts and didn’t make his 2018 debut until June. Just as Happ’s success against Boston was a very real reason to trade for him, so was Britton’s against those other contenders. Victories have been hard to come by for Baltimore, especially against Boston. That’s when the Yankees and Red Sox close out their 10 remaining meetings.

NY already had the league’s best bullpen ERA at 2.75. The Orioles entered 41 back.

We’ll have more details for you about the supposed Britton deal as they emerge. Why are these numbers important? The Cubs have been mentioned as a possibility in recent days, but Rosenthal writes that as of Monday the club didn’t appear as engaged on Britton as other clubs, though they have also talked to the Orioles about starters Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman.