Yankees Reportedly Unwilling to Include Top Pitching Prospect in Deadline Deals
By Mark Powell
The New York Yankees are seeking top of the rotation talent and potentially a bullpen piece at the MLB trade deadline, yet there's one player they're unwilling to deal.
Yankees pitching prospect Deivi Garcia, whose rapid rise through the Pinstripes' system has been well-documented, is apparently off-limits despite New York's need for pitching. With the struggles of James Paxton and Domingo German of late, plus the uncertainty regarding Luis Severino's return for injury, the Yankees have more questions than answers in terms of their rotation come playoff time. As much as they'd like to keep Garcia out of these conversations, teams have every right to ask for that level of compensation.
To this point the Yankees have been declining requests for top pitching prospect Deivi Garcia. However, that stance would surely change should Noah Syndergaard become available to them.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 24, 2019
Garcia's made his way through the Yanks' system this season, starting in Tampa, making a stop in Trenton and eventually making his way to Scranton. He's been compared to Pedro Martinez and surely will make his way to the Bronx sometime next season should he not be dealt by July 31.
The next Pedro Martinez? Yankees' Deivi Garcia inspires visions of the Hall of Famer https://t.co/faKztjDNpG pic.twitter.com/MGJTGSmzHY
— ESPN New York (@ESPNNewYork) July 23, 2019
Still, landing the likes of Madison Bumgarner, Marcus Stroman or Noah Syndergaard will require top talent. Per Heyman the latter is apparently the only name that could entice the Yankees to give up Garcia.