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With Carlos Beltran trade, Yankees raise another flag — the white one
- Updated: August 1, 2016
5:14 PM ET
If there was any remaining doubt about the Yankees’ intentions for the rest of the 2016 season, Monday’s trade of Carlos Beltran, the team’s best hitter, to the Texas Rangers for three minor league pitchers should wipe it out once and for all.
The trade of Beltran for Dillon Tate, a right-hander who was the Rangers’ first-round draft pick and the fourth pick overall in 2015, signals the Yankees’ official surrender of any playoff hopes for this season. Coming on the heels of the trades of Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller, the Yankees have over the past week divested themselves of not only their three best players, but also pretty much the only three reasons to watch them play during this generally forgettable season.
What they get: Three more arms to add to the stockpile of …
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