The Yankees have made their first acquisition of the trade deadline, and it’s a big one. New York landed first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. from the Nationals in exchange for four right-handed pitchers.
Garcia is having a career year, and the Yankees pounced. They didn’t have to give up much of consequence to do it, and it looks like a gamble worth taking. Garcia is currently slashing .283/.313/.560 with 23 home runs and 76 RBIs. He has been a big part of Washington’s MLB-best offense.