The headlines at the deadline last year for the Yankees were the returns they received for Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller. It has been easy to overlook what they got for Carlos Beltran.

Beltran was pursued by a few teams and, thus, the Yankees had a variety of choices. They took what general manager Brian Cashman called “a lottery ticket.” Dillon Tate had a 5.12 ERA at Low-A with the Rangers, had lost velocity and was wild. But the Yankees took a broader view. He had been the fourth overall pick in 2015, when the Yankees drafted James Kaprielian with the 16th overall selection.

“You did not have to turn the clock back very far to when he was a greatly desired piece in the draft,” Cashman said. “So we decided to see if we could cash a lottery ticket.”

The results so far: “He is one of our best prospects,” Cashman said. “We got a lot of calls on him [at the trade deadline].”

Tate’s fastball ticked back up to average 94 mph, his slider became a big-time weapon again. He went 6-0 with a 2.62 ERA in nine Single-A starts. He will make his Double-A debut Saturday.

“Is he a starter or reliever in the future, who knows?” Cashman said. “But he has a great arm and great athleticism and earned his promotion.”