The trade deadline was an almost complete disaster for the Pittsburgh Pirates and general manager Ben Cherington.

Whether it was seemingly panic-trading closer David Bednar, selling off starter Bailey Falter for almost no reason, or keeping three of the pending free agents past the deadline, an already unpopular Cherington drew even more ire from an erupting fan base.

Perhaps the most impactful trade was the one involving Bednar, a Pittsburgh native and the longtime closer for the Pirates who was sent to the New York Yankees for a trio of prospects.

The most interesting name (and the one closest to making an impact with the Pirates) is catcher Rafael Flores.

Flores has received an odd amount of praise by national media, far more than your average prospect included in a deadline trade. ESPN reporter Jeff Passan said that Flores was “a top-shelf framer and regarded as a big league-ready catcher,” while baseball columnist and insider Jon Herman echoed similar praise for the undrafted catcher.

Even if he was the headline return in a package for David Bednar, one that included two other prospects currently playing in Low-A ball, Flores was never near the top of New York’s prospect rankings. He was rated eighth in the Yankees’ fairly poor farm system at the time of the trade, and now figures in at 11th in Pittsburgh’s system.

Flores was coming to Pittsburgh after a season that saw him start in Double-A, where he mashed the ball. He slashed .287/.346/.496 with 15 home runs and 56 RBI in 87 games. At the time of his promotion from Double-A, he led the Eastern League with 39 extra-base hits and 166 total bases.