The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired outfielder Tito Polo and left-handed pitcher Stephen Tarpley from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the players to be named later to complete the trade that sent right-handed pitcher Ivan Nova to Pittsburgh on August 1, 2016.
Polo, 22, hit .289 (127-for-439) with 86R, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 16HR, 65RBI, 34BB, 37SB, a .360 OBP and .811 OPS in 109 games between Single-A Bradenton (55G) and Single-A West Virginia (54G) this season and was selected as a South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star.
Originally signed by Pittsburgh as a non-drafted free agent on March 12, 2012, the right-handed hitter led all Pirates minor leaguers with 46 stolen bases in 2015. In 355 career minor league games, the San Andres Islas, Colombia, native has hit .271 (339-for-1,249) with 223R, 55 doubles, 15 triples, 26HR, 158RBI, 130SB and a .352 OBP.
Tarpley, 23, was 6-4 with a 4.32 ERA (100.0IP, 93H, 53R/48ER, 37BB, 90K, 8HR) in 20 starts with Single-A Bradenton in 2016. Over four minor league seasons, he owns a 20-14 record and 3.32 ERA (303.1IP, 290H, 138R/112ER, 89BB, 280K, 14HR) in 60 games (59 starts).
He was originally selected by Baltimore in the third round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, and was acquired by the Pirates, along with a player to be named later (left-handed pitcher Steven Brault), in exchange for outfielder Travis Snider on January 27, 2015.
Yankees complete trade with Pittsburgh
The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired outfielder Tito Polo and left-handed pitcher Stephen Tarpley from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the players to be named later to complete the trade that sent right-handed pitcher Ivan Nova to Pittsburgh on August 1, 2016.
August 30th, 2016