While the Yankees are no longer shopping closer Andrew Miller, they did attempt to trade him earlier in the offseason for a controllable starter. Unfortunately, the Yankees plans in obtaining a starter didn’t go to plan and it looks as though they won’t be adding a new pitcher come Spring Training.

According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Yankees attempted to trade Andrew Miller to the Houston Astros in exchange for starter Lance McCullers. Unfortunately for the Yankees, the Astros quickly rebuffed the trade proposal, which left the Yankees with no new starter as they begin the 2016 season in approximately six weeks.

It was clear why the Yankees were interested in McCullers; He had a 3.22 ERA and 129 K’s in 125.2 innings with the Astros last year and will be 23 years old in 2016. But not even Andrew Miller, who arguably has the most trade value on the Yankees, was able to get the organization what they truly desired–a young pitcher who the Yankees can keep in their future plans after the 2017 season.

Despite not being able to trade for a starter, the Yankees aren’t short in the starting rotation department. They still have Nathan Eovaldi as a young, controllable starter–the Yankees acquired Eovaldi last offseason in a trade involving David Phelps and Martin Prado with the Miami Marlins. And theYankees have CC Sabathia, Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda, Luis Severino, Bryan Mitchell and (for now) Ivan Nova as rotation options.

While the Yankees were clear they would consider a trade involving Miller (and outfielder Brett Gardner) for a young starter, there was no guarantee the Yankees would actually part with either one of their top players. And with Spring Training rapidly approaching, it seems the Yankees are sticking to what they know and will keep their reliever and outfielder for the upcoming season.