The New York Yankees announced tonight that they traded reliever Lucas Luetge to the Atlanta Braves for minor leaguers Caleb Durbin and Indigo Diaz. The lefty was designated for assignment a week ago when they signed reliever Tommy Kahnle.
Durbin is a 5-foot-8 right-handed infielder who was picked in the 14th round by the Braves in the 2021 MLB Draft. He played second base for 32 games in High-A after being recalled from Middle-A. The 22-year-old slashed .220/.306/.330 with a wRC+ of 79.
Diaz was selected in the 27th round of the 2019 MLB Draft, but is a little more notable than Durbin, as he had ascended the Atlanta organization to become the 23rd-ranked prospect in the system by MLB Pipeline by the time of the trade.