These two New York Yankees trade look very puzzling now more than ever.

The New York Yankees made a bunch of moves in the lead up to the MLB trade deadline, attempting to patch some of the most glaring holes on their roster.

While acquiring Ryan McMahon and a few relievers were their most significant trades, the Yankees also swung some other deals, including moves for outfielder Austin Slater and infielder Amed Rosario.

The Slater trade was somewhat understandable at the time given that Aaron Judge had just suffered an elbow injury that was keeping him sidelined, but here's the issue: Slater is only pedestrian defensively, and he offers very little in terms of offensive production. New York traded pitcher Gage Ziehl, its No. 18 overall prospect, to the Chicago White Sox in the swap.

Then there was the Rosario trade, which was even more peculiar considering that the Yanks had literally just landed McHamon the day prior. Rosario is terrible defensively. Everyone knows this. Sure, his bat is alright, but the Yankees didn't need another infield bat. They simply needed someone to serve as a superutility guy who could adequately defend multiple positions.

Which was why they then went out and swung a trade to acquire Jose Caballero from the Tampa Bay Rays, a truly fantastic decision.

So why in the world, then, did the Yankees acquire Rosario, who has only played two games in September and only has 23 plate appearances since arriving in the Bronx?

Slater hit the injured list shortly after putting on pinstripes and has only played scarcely since returning earlier this month, having totaled 18 plate appearances with the Yanks.

Clearly, neither Slater nor Rosario — both of whom are impending free agents — have a future in New York, and depending on what happens with Anthony Volpe here down the stretch, it would not be a shock if neither player even made the Yankees' postseason roster.

New York has an outfield glut as it is, especially with Judge now back in right field. Caballero is clearly the top choice for the Yankees' reserve infielder, which has left Rosario out in the cold.

To be fair, New York probably didn't know it was going to get Caballero at the time it traded for both Slater and Rosario, but still, neither acquisition really fit the bill in terms of what the Yankees needed anyway.

So yeah: the Slater and Rosario deals were definitely two of the more confounding trades New York has made in quite a while.