Yankees will never trade rookie sensation Gleyber Torres

The idea of Gleyber Torres suiting up for the Yankees over the next 12-15 seasons is mouth-watering. With his exciting talent already on full display, there isn’t a starting pitcher in baseball worth trading him for.

Prior to Gleyber Torres’ heroic three-run homer to lift the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Rays on Thursday night, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reported that a member of the Yankee organization doubted the crosstown rival Mets would ever trade them starting pitcher Jacob deGrom.

In response, the team official let it be known that rookies Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar won’t be included in any deal that the Yanks potentially make for an arm before the July 31 non-waiver deadline.

As if we haven’t been gifted with one spectacular performance after the other by the dynamic duo, Gleyber lived up the hype yet again.

Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Torres, who was moved up to the No. 5 spot in the lineup, crushed a three-run shot over the left field wall for his 13th home run of the season (his first came on May 4).

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Torres, the 21-year-old taking the baseball world by storm now has three homers in his past five games while leading all rookies in long balls and RBIs (33). Oh, and he didn’t make his big league debut until April 22.

Believe it or not, since May 2, only J.D. Martinez has hit more homers than Torres (17). It just so happens Torres is tied with Mike Trout for four-baggers during that span.

Torres’ 13 home runs are also the seventh-most through a player’s first 45 games in MLB history, and third-most by a Yankee (Gary Sanchez, 19 and Kevin Maas, 15).

Not getting wrapped up in Gleyber-mania is becoming increasingly difficult with the pace this kid is setting. While I refrain from claiming this is the most exciting rookie campaign since Derek Jeter came along in 1996, Torres’ .295/.351/.577 slash, 13 HR and 33 RBI could lead him to the AL All-Star team in his first season (Jeter didn’t do so until 1998).

Obviously, Jeter won the AL Rookie of the Year Award and more importantly, his first of five World Series Championships in that initial campaign. Which is why we’d be wise to pocket the Jeter comparisons for now.

The scary part about Torres’ game is that he still has plenty of room to grow. He’s already shown an increase in the power department, as in 370 minor league games, Torres hit only 24 total homers (season-high 11 in 2016).

Swinging at 23 percent of pitches outside of the zone, Torres is susceptible to chasing sliders down and away — and surprisingly enough, is only slashing .235/.297/.441 against four-seam fastballs.

The beauty of it goes to show Torres is far from his ceiling but already playing at an advanced rate. Saying his future is bright is an understatement.

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So even if Neil Walker, a former teammate of deGrom’s, feels he’d be a perfect fit with the Yankees, as long as the name Torres is even floated about, it’s likely never to transpire. And for this Yankee fan, that’s OK.

The idea of Gleyber Torres suiting up for the Yankees over the next 12-15 seasons is mouth-watering. With his exciting talent already on full display, there isn’t a starting pitcher in baseball worth trading him for.

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