Andrew Miller and Adam Warren Moved at the MLB Trade Deadline

This year’s MLB trade deadline has brought about an unfamiliar sight.

The New York Yankees are selling, rather than buying.

Sitting in fourth place in the AL East division, the Yankees made a pair of huge rebuilding moves over the last week that involved former UNC pitchers Andrew Miller and Adam Warren.

Miller–the 2006 Baseball America Player of the Year as a Tar Heel–was sent from the Bronx to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday in exchange for a package of four prospects.

Warren, meanwhile, was traded back to New York last week after spending the first half of this season with the Chicago Cubs.

Adam Warren is heading back to New York after struggling during his time in Chicago. (Getty Images)

The Indians, who currently lead the AL Central, included two of their top three minor league players in the deal for Miller. Outfielder Clint Frazier, the No. 5 pick of the 2013 MLB Draft, and pitcher Justus Sheffield–also a former first-rounder–will aim to be part of the Yankees’ future core.

It may have been a steep price to pay for a reliever, but there aren’t many out there as good as the 6-foot-7-inch lefty.

Miller’s ERA has been under 3.00 in each of the last three full seasons–including last year, when he struck out 100 batters in just 61.2 innings.

This season, the 31-year-old is on pace for the best year of his career. His ERA is at 1.39, while his strikeout rate continues to have him on pace to strike out 100 batters yet again.

His departure from the Big Apple, however, comes just days after Warren made his return.

A Yankee for the first four years of his career, Warren was traded to the Cubs this past offseason.

New York then reached an agreement with the Cincinnati Reds for Aroldis Chapman–arguably the best closer in baseball.

As the Yankees began making moves last week to shore up their farm system, Chapman was the first domino to fall.

After much speculation, the Cuban with the 105-mph fastball was finally traded to the Cubs–with Warren and elite shortstop prospect Gleyber Torres headlining the deal.

Although Warren’s posted a sky-high ERA of 5.91 in 29 appearances this season, a return to New York could be just what the doctor ordered.

In 146 appearances during his first stint with the Yankees, Warren’s ERA never finished the year above 3.39.

Andrew Miller and Adam Warren Moved at the MLB Trade Deadline

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