Two years ago, when the Yankees decided to sell at the 2016 trade deadline, they shipped Carlos Beltran to the Rangers for three pitching prospects. The traded didn’t really work out for Texas — Beltran hit .280/.325/.451 (103 wRC+) with the Rangers and they were eliminated in the ALDS — and, after the season, Beltran signed with the Astros and was finally able to win his first World Series ring.
For the Yankees, the headliner in the trade was ry Dillon Tate, the fourth overall pick in the 2015 draft. He was having a down year and the Yankees were able to buy low on him.