Marlins reminding Yankees they can't even enjoy Jazz Chisholm Jr. trade

Retooled and fortified at the trade deadline, the New York Yankees were supposed to kick off the post-deadline festivities with an easy weekend series versus frequent trade partner: the Miami Marlins. The series opener didn't go as planned as nearly every shiny new Yankees' acquisition laid an egg, but surely Saturday would see the Yanks get back on track ... right?

While the two clubs didn't hook up for a trade this season, they did combine forces for a blockbuster that sent Jazz Chisholm Jr. to the Bronx in exchange for a package headlined by catcher Agustin Ramirez. Both of these centerpieces would feature prominently on Saturday, for all the wrong reasons if you're a Yankee fan.

First, Chisholm Jr. continued what has become a recurring Bad News Bears act being put on by the should-be New York juggernaut. While it wasn't a defensive miscue or a bullpen meltdown this time, the dynamic second baseman was unforgivably doubled up on a lazy pop-up, further adding fuel to the idea that this team has no idea what fundamentally-sound baseball looks like.

Still, Chisholm Jr. has been one of the Yankees' best players this season, and his contributions and selflessness playing out of position at times for the good of the club have been instrumental in what has gone right. With that said, the performance of former Yankee farmhand Agustin Ramirez threw salt in the wound inflicted by Chisholm Jr.'s base-running blunder, and showed why New York can't even enjoy last year's headlining deadline deal.

Marlins' Augustin Ramirez spoils Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. acquisition with a dominant performance

24-year-old rookie Cam Schlittler has earned the Yankees' trust, posting some flashes of brilliance since getting the call to the bigs following Clarke Schmidt's season-ending injury, and dazzling fans and coaches alike with his high-octane fastball that touches triple-digits. His combination of performance and potential, along with the exorbitant prices of starters on the trade market, led the Yankees to stand pat with the rotation while awaiting the return of Luis Gil.

If there has been one bugaboo with Schlittler since his call-up, it's been his propensity to give up the long ball, something he was hoping to avoid when taking the bump against the Fish on Saturday.

Unfortunately, Ramirez had different plans for his former organization, cracking two solo homers off of Schlittler, which proved to be the only offense in the game. Now with 17 homers on the year for his rookie campaign, the 23-year-old Ramirez is blossoming into an offensive threat while splitting time between catcher and DH.

With a 101 OPS+ on the season, Ramirez has been significantly better than Yankees catcher Austin Wells and his 90 OPS+ offensively, bringing up the question: Did the Yankees keep the wrong catcher? Wells, after all, is more than two years older than Ramirez and has more major league experience, which should indicate that he's further along in his development.

Instead, Ramirez looks like the real deal, and for the Yankees, his dominant performance on Saturday was a reminder that though they are the clear winners of last year's deadline deal, there's still an element that could haunt them, even if they run into the Marlins as infrequently as they do.