Trade Alert: Yankees deal Carlos Beltran to Rangers for three players, report says
Update: 3:35pm Jack Curry of the YES Network has reported the Yankees will receive right-handed pitcher Erik Swanson and right-handed pitcher Nick Green in addition to Dillon Tate from the Rangers. https://twitter.com/JackCurryYES/status/760196051487842304 Original post: After four o'clock on Monday afternoon, the Yankees may have the best farm system in baseball. According to Fox Sports' insider Ken Rosenthal, the Yankees have agreed to trade 39-year-old outfielder Carlos Beltran to the Texas Rangers in exchange for right-handed pitching prospect Dillon Tate. Rosenthal believes that the deal is not one-for-one, and that Texas will be sending two other players to New York.
Tate, heading to #Yankees, is a RHP who has a 5.12 ERA in 65 innings at Class A, but has pedigree: Fourth pick in the 2015 draft.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 1, 2016
Tate, 22, was the fourth overall pick in the 2015 draft, and ranked the No. 36 best prospect in baseball prior to the 2016 season, according to MLB.com. In 16 starts with Single-A Hickory, Tate has posted an ERA of 5.42, and has allowed 78 hits in 65 innings while striking out 55. Per a scouting report from MLB Pipeline: Tate can dominate hitters with two pitches, a lively 92-98 mph fastball and a sharp 85-89 mph slider. However, his velocity and the quality of those offerings has fluctuated since he strained a hamstring and missed three weeks in April. He has improved his changeup since he started using it more often, but it still has a ways to go before it becomes a reliable third pitch. Tate's stuff faded a bit as the Draft approached because he far exceeded his previous career high in innings, so Texas limited him to nine innings in his pro debut. Most scouts think he can remain a starter because he's so athletic, which helps him throw strikes and should allow him to stay healthy and smooth out. Beltran, a nine-time All-Star, has hit .304 with 22 home runs and 64 runs batted in this season. Updates on the deal are to come when further information is released. Both clubs have yet to confirm the trade.