The team acquired reliever Jake Bird from the Rockies ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, The Post’s Jon Heyman reported. In exchange, the Yankees are shipping second base prospect Roc Riggio and left-handed pitching prospect Ben Shields to Colorado, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

Before Thursday’s trade deadline closed, Colorado traded Bird to the Bronx for second baseman Roc Riggio and left-hander Ben Shields. Riggio was the Yankees’ No. 10 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, and Shields was their No. 29 prospect.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/rockies as Breaking Down Rockies Receiving Medicore Grade in Jake Bird to Yankees Trade. It has been a long and disappointing season for the Colorado Rockies, and after the trade deadline, they likely won’t be much better on the field.