Last week the Yankees made several moves before the trade deadline, but George King of the New York Post says one move they wanted to make but couldn’t pull off was acquiring Dustin Ackley from the Mariners.
According to King the Mariners asked for minor leaguer Bryan Mitchell in return for Ackley, but the Yankees weren’t willing to deal the 23-year-old right-hander and instead moved on to acquiring Martin Prado from the Diamondbacks.
Ackley was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2009 draft, but he’s now 26 years old and has hit just .248 with a .674 OPS in 456 games as a big leaguer. That includes hitting .258 with six homers and a .693 OPS in 100 games this year as the Mariners’ primary left fielder. He also has experience at second base and center field, so he’d have fit what they were looking for in terms of defensive versatility, but it’s easy to see why New York balked at giving up much for Ackley.
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