The Yankees made separate trades for Mark Leiter Jr. and fellow right-hander Enyel De Los Santos before Tuesday’s 6 p.m. deadline to address bullpen needs.
With all the names of professionals flying around, fans were left disappointed and wondering, “Is that all there is?”
The Yankees sold minor league newbies Jack Neely and Ben Cowles to the Chicago Cubs for a much more experienced reliever, Leiter Jr., and moved minor league outfielder Brandon Lockridge to the San Diego Padres for De Los Santos and minor league right-hander Thomas Balboni Jr.
The Yankees’ trade deadline haul lacked the kind of impact arm that fans had anticipated adding down the stretch after acquiring energetic infielder-outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. on Saturday.
The Yankees are so in need of a lefty reliever, with ex-White Sox setup man Tim Hill now the only lefty after Caleb Ferguson, who did not perform as expected, was traded to the Houston Astros on Tuesday for a minor league pitcher and international bonus pool money.
