Takeaway's from Today's Five Player NY Yankees Miami Marlins Swap

The Yankees seemed to have their infield set for the upcoming season after signing Chase Headley earlier on this week. Martin Pradio, who was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks last summer was set to slide over to 2B and the Yankees infield looked well rounded and complete.

However, despite bringing back Chris Capuano to a one-year deal, the Yankees still found themselves with a lack of pitching. Now, it appears as if the Yankees are using Martin Prado to help fill their void in pitching, as they've shipped Prado and David Phelps to the Miami Marlins in exchange for for starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, utility man Garret Jones and pitching prospect Domingo German.

With Prado now out of the picture, it looks as if the Yankees will give Jose Pirela and Rob Refsnyder a legitimate shot to win the full-time 2B job in spring training, with outside shots to Cole Figuero and Nick Noonan. The hard-throwing Eovaldi will likely slot into the back end of the Yankees rotation while Garret Jones will provide a power bat to backup the outfield and first-base.

In my opinion, the most intriguing part of this deal is the 6'2" 175 lb right-handed pitching prospect Domingo German, who was ranked eighth overall in the Miami Marlins farm system prior to being traded. German is a hard throwing sinker baller who will likely start the year in Single-A Tampa. His numbers suggest that he has above-average control of the strike zone, allowing only 25 walks in 123.1 innings pitched last season while fanning a total of 113 batters. He also posted an impressive .248 ERA and 1.143 WHIP to go along with a 9-3 overall record for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, the single-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins.

In Eovaldi, the Yankees are getting an established hard throwing right handed pitcher with durability and decent upside. Eovaldi, who turns just 25 in February sits in the mid-90's with his average fastball at an impressive 95.7mph in 2014. Last season however, he went 6-14 with a 4.37 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 43 walks and 142 strikeouts in 199.2 innings pitched for the Miami Marlins. Like Brandon McCarthy last year, the Yankee must believe he is much better than his numbers suggest.

Garret Jones, 33, is a left-handed power bat who is profiled as a first-baseman, but can play the outfield as well. Last season he hit just 15 home runs while posting a .246/.309/.411 slash line. In 2012 however, Jones hit a career high 27 home runs, so he does have some decent power that will likely be displayed by the short porch in Yankee stadium. Aside from the offensive side of the ball, Jones will give the Yankees defensive options to replace Mark Teixeira and Carlos Beltran when it's time for them to take a day's rest.

The Yankees essentially flipped Martin Prado and David Phelps for two useful pitchers - one with a decent upside and the other a top ten prospect. This is a pretty decent return for a back end rotation arm and a second basemen. Now, the Yankees will likely look to acquire a veteran utility infielder like Asdrubal Cabrera or Mark Ellis to shore up second base in case Refsnyder or Pirela fail to secure the job out of spring training.