The reaction to the Yankees’ July 26, 2021 trade with the Pirates was not a particularly positive one. There weren’t any particularly big names moved, but many Yankees fans still didn’t love it.
In the deal, the Yankees’ sent two minor leaguers who had been putting up very nice hitting numbers last year, Diego Castillo and Hoy Park, for reliever Clay Holmes. Park had even been good enough to get a brief call up to the majors, and had made his debut a couple days before the deal. Meanwhile, Holmes had put up a career ERA over five in the 100+ innings he had thrown over the previous couple years.