While Dillon Tate was the big name who got all the attention in the package the New York Yankees got from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Carlos Beltran last summer, the real prize may end up being unheralded right-hander Erik Swanson.
Swanson pitched to a 3.46 ERA and 3.07 FIP in 96.1 innings of work in the Low-A Sally League in 2016, striking out 23.1% of the batters he faced and walking 7.5%, seeing action as both a starter and reliever for the Hickory Crawdads and Charleston Riverdogs. He made 24 appearances overall, 17 of them starts.