Newest trade deadline intel shows Yankees made fatal error missing on Tarik Skubal

By now you've heard about the laughable trade package the Los Angeles Dodgers gave up to acquire Tarik Skubal. The fact that the New York Yankees couldn't put forth an offer more substantial to load up and maximize their waning Aaron Judge window is upsetting. Even more upsetting is the fact that the package the Dodgers sent to Detroit might be even worse than this laughable proposal from MLB Network that also had the Yankees paying through the nose.

The most upsetting factor of all is what this might mean for the rest of the trade market. A lot hinged on what the return was for Skubal. If it were astronomical, a lot of other clubs on the bubble might have been convinced to capitalize on a hot market. Instead, Detroit got LA's fourth-best prospect, a 28-year-old pitcher who is still a "prospect," and a 21-year-old pitching prospect with a 4.36 ERA in High-A. Yuck.

Per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, many teams with controllable players thought to potentially be available are having second thoughts about making deadline deals.

"As for some of the controllable players that have been discussed around the league -- think Mason Miller, Hunter Greene, Reid Detmers, Jose Soriano, Zach Neto, Otto Lopez, Hunter Goodman and CJ Abrams, for example -- the consensus is that not many will be dealt by Monday, but rather discussed more seriously during the offseason," Feinsand wrote.

After missing on Tarik Skubal, the Yankees might be stuck picking through undesirable rentals to "fill" needs

While rentals aren't necessarily a bad thing - and in fact, we've often hoped that New York would put more focus on acquiring high-end rentals over mid-level controllable pieces in the past - it doesn't appear that the type of rental the club really needs would be available.

For example, Ryan Jeffers would be a rental and an ideal fix for the Yankees' catching woes, but the Twins are in contention, and it's been reported that he won't be moved.

Exciting bats like Otto Lopez, Zach Neto, and CJ Abrams are likely staying put, too, which means if the Yankees want to upgrade their offense, they're going to be looking at Tyrone Taylor's caliber of player. We like Taylor as a finishing touch, but not as the whole enchilada.

The other big blow is that this update could mean that Mason Miller is off the table. Aside from Skubal, he was the most impactful player expected to hit the market and the best fit for New York's needs. Now Brian Cashman is likely to sift through the same sorts of substandard options that brought us Jake Bird and Camilo Doval last trade deadline.

There's still time left for things to change, but right now, things look pretty bleak. If the market truly dries up in this fashion, the Yankees will have no one to blame but themselves. They could have gone for the jugular and beat the Dodgers' offer for Skubal, but they didn't, and as a result the whole market seems like it will suffer.

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