Trade: River Cities & New York

Dateline New York: The first part of the Gothams' plan to reduce payroll and get younger came to fruition today as the team held a press conference today to announce a major trade with River Cities.
"Yes, it's true - we have traded Isaac Diehl and Tony Errico to River Cities", said Assistant GM Harry Diemer. "We hate to lose them, and we thank them for their years of service to the team, but we had to do something to build for the future. And frankly, what was the chance that either one of them would be on the next good Gothams team?"
In exchange for the two veteran pitchers, New York added 1B Marcos Alcazar, AA 3B Brian Yoder, A CF Cheung Ying and 3 million in cash.
"We're glad to welcome Marcos back to the Gothams organization," Diemer said of the 25 year old first baseman who was traded from the Gothams to the Sternwheelers a little over two years ago. "It's fitting that Marcos, who was the centerpiece of the trade for Gregory Marzano, will step right in and replace him in the lineup in 2017." Alcazar hit .390 in limited playing time in River Cities last year.
"Ying's a young kid that the scouts really like," said Diemer of the Sternwheelers' first round pick this year. "Great speed, good defense, and a lot of raw talent. Obviously, he's a couple of years away, but he's just the kind of high-ceiling prospect we were looking for. We're hoping in three years he can be the Yao Ming of our league in terms of expanding fan interest in the game and in the Gothams (without the career ending injury, mind you)."
"And Yoder - what can you say? He fields pretty well for a muppet Jedi master."

Rumors persist that despite this big trade, New York may not be finished dealing. Reports from league sources say that they are still fielding offers for veterans such as C Herman Gossard, OFs Richard Bilbrey and Kevin Rubio, MR Matthew Salcedo and SP Fredrick Thomas. However, earlier rumors of closer Michael Friday being on the block seem no longer to be true, as some insiders say there is now talk of converting Friday into a starter to help replace the loss of Diehl.