These 3 former Cubs standouts were all left off the Yankees' ALDS roster

Mark Leiter Jr. struggled badly after coming over from the Cubs

If there was one player Jed Hoyer needed to move at the trade deadline, it was Mark Leiter Jr., who pitching very well out of the bullpen for the second straight season. With a wipeout splitter that's near unhittable when he's 'on', the right-hander headed to New York as Brian Cashman looked to add more firepower to his team's bullpen mix.

But, for whatever reason, following the move, Leiter Jr. looked like a shell of the pitcher he was in the first half. The 33-year-old saw his FIP go from 2.12 in Chicago to 5.24 with New York and the long-ball became a major issue (his home run rate with the Yankees this year was five times what it was with the Cubs).

The Yankees front office specifically targeted Leiter as a swing-and-miss arm who could help solidify the bullpen come October. The swing-and-miss has still been there, but the polish quickly came off the veteran, who is too much of a liability to be trusted with World Series aspirations on the line.