MLB Trade Deadline Archive | Keefe To The City

The One That Got Away (Twice): An Oral History of the Yankees’ Near-Trade for Cliff Lee

Jul 31, 2018 Blogs, MLB Trade Deadline

It’s been eight years since the Yankees’ near-trade of Cliff Lee that cost them the AL pennant and a trip to the World Series, and they haven’t been back to the World Series since.

Chasen Shreve, Adam Warren and Tyler Austin Traded Away

Jul 30, 2018 Blogs, MLB Trade Deadline

I didn’t see Sunday or Monday’s trades coming, which is the way most Brian Cashman trades happen. The Yankees traded away Chasen Shreve, Adam Warren Tyler Austin.

Zach Britton and J.A. Happ Are Yankees

Jul 27, 2018 Blogs, MLB Trade Deadline, Yankees

The Yankees should have two general managers the way some football teams have two kickers. One GM could do the free-agent signings and Brian Cashman could do the trades.