NEW YORK — The New York Yankees aimed at the top of the trade market in the days leading up to Monday’s deadline. They missed, and instead ended up with two sluggers who should help their struggling lineup, acquiring first baseman/DH Luis García Jr. from the Washington Nationals and left fielder Heliot Ramos from the San Francisco Giants.But when the Yankees did aim high, the names came in bold letters: lefty ace Tarik Skubal and catcher Adley Rutschman. The Detroit Tigers ultimately traded Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a blockbuster deal. Rutschman went from the Baltimore Orioles to the Boston Red Sox in a deal many viewed as an overpay.Yankees general manager Brian Cashman explained Monday night why his front office didn’t come away with either Skubal or Rutschman before the clock struck 6 p.m. and the deadline passed.Tigers’ asking priceThe Yankees were unwilling to give up their top overall prospect — shortstop George Lombard Jr. — in any potential deal for Skubal, Cashman said. But that didn’t stop Detroit from asking.Cashman didn’t say specifically that the Tigers wanted the 21-year-old, but it was clear to whom he was alluding.“They did have some asks our way that we were unwilling to do,” Cashman said. “But it was a very specific ask and a certain player — and a player we weren’t willing to play with in that arena despite Tarik Skubal, despite how good of a pitcher he is.”