WHY THE STARLING MARTE DEAL FELL THROUGH...

The trade never happened. It comes down to one thing. The Marlins didn't like what the Yankees were offering, and that's the business at the trade deadline, isn't it?

Everyone was talking about the Yankees acquiring Starling Marte from Miami for weeks. But in the end, nothing happened. In the end, Marte went to Oakland.

The Miami Herald writes:

"The Miami Marlins on Wednesday traded outfielder Starling Marte and cash considerations to the Oakland Athletics in return for left-handed pitcher Jesus Luzardo, a Parkland Stoneman Douglas High graduate. Miami is paying the bulk of what remains on Marte's contract, about $4.5 million, to complete the trade."

But why you ask? Well... it came down to this...

Miami wanted Anthony Volpe straight up, but the Yankees were not budging. See this tweet from Eric Boland:

In the end the Marlins didn't like enough in the Yankees' system when it came to a Marte deal. Asked for Anthony Volpe & were not impressed enough w/ what the Yankees were offering. This is a reoccurring theme with rival teams & how they view/evaluate the Yankees' system overall

— Erik Boland (@eboland11) July 28, 2021

And that's really it. And it's true, while the Yankees have a solid farm system, they don't have an outstanding one by any means. 

Plus, in the end, the Yankees landed Rizzo and Gallo, a signficant move compared to if it was ONLY Gallo or only Marte. Now we have some muscle on the left side for sure.

Whatever the case... it's a win for everybody here and especially the Yanks.