As the Yankees pursue pitching help, for better or worse, here stands the reality about their farm system:
No one is untouchable. No one should be unattainable.
That speaks in large part to the strength of their major league roster, with positions and roles claimed for the long term. It also reflects their win-now, all-in mode; they no longer reside in the pupa stage as they did from, say, 2014 through 2017, when they protected many of their top prospects.
And, yes, it says something about the condition of their farm system, which has been drained by myriad graduations and trades yet still has more than enough to offer.