By trading Andrew Miller, Yankees move closer to their next title

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Andrew Miller is everything you would want in a relief pitcher. A 6-foot-7 left-hander, he dominates on the mound with an ego small enough he didn’t even raise a peep when Aroldis Chapman took his closer job to begin the season.

He is the type of championship player you could have seen lifting his arms after throwing the final pitch of a season, on a cold night in late October or early November in the Bronx.

Unfortunately for him and his now former franchise, his timing was off. The 2016 Yankees are not real title contenders, meaning for Miller to best help the Yankees win one day, he had to be traded.

The remnants of the Yankees dealing Miller, Chapman and surely others in the next 24-plus hours could be what we are talking about when the Yankees finally win World Series title No. 28, which, after Sunday morning, is closer to happening than it was Saturday night.

The Yankees’ surrender this July means there could be many important Octobers in the near future.

The Yankees are the most powerful organization in baseball when they have a deep farm system. By trading Miller and Chapman, the Yankees have added eight prospects.

In trading Andrew Miller, Aroldis Chapman and likely others, the Yankees aren’t breaking up the Core Four dynasty. They are facing reality. And building a fantastic future. USA TODAY Sports, Getty Images

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