Yanks deal Beltran to Rangers for former 1st-round pick

The New York Yankees continued the immolation of their current roster right up to the trade deadline.

Dillon Tate became the latest prospect acquired by the Yankees when Brian Cashman dealt Carlos Beltran to the Texas Rangers according to Ken Rosenthal. After sending Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs, the Yankees traded bullpen mate Andrew Miller to the Cleveland Indians. Nova will be a free agent after this season. In the final campaign of a three-year, $45 million deal, the 39-year-old switch hitter is batting. 304 with an. 890 OPS, 21 doubles and 22 homers in 99 games for NY.

Tate has had a rough go this season, but at 22, the Yankees can certainly allow him to figure things out as a starter or convert him to a reliever and move him faster.

He was traded from Kansas City to Houston in June 2004 and from the New York Mets to San Francisco in July 2011.

Beltran has been one of the best hitters in the American League this season, but he is best-suited as a designated hitter, and it is American League teams that are trying to acquire him. By making the qualifying offer, the Yanks would be protected with draft compensation if he should leave in free agency.

After getting top prospects Gleybar Torres and Clint Frazier in the deals for Chapman and Miller, the Yankees are obtaining someone who has struggled after being a top-100 prospect this season. He made his professional debut past year with the Spokane Indians where he pitched just two innings in 2 games before heading to Hickory.