Damn, Craig, what a way to make your first significant move in charge of a Major League Baseball team.
Earlier tonight, the Red Sox finalized a trade, shipping out embattled right fielder Alex Verdugo. That wasn’t particularly surprising — they have more outfielders than outfield positions on the roster right now and Verdugo’s time in Boston seemed to have run its course.
What is surprising is . . . literally everything else about the deal:
BREAKING: The New York Yankees are acquiring outfielder Alex Verdugo in a trade with the Boston Red Sox for right-handeres Richard Fitts, Greg Weissert and Nicholas Judice, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN.