CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 21: Amir Garrett #50 of the Cincinnati Reds reacts during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Great American Ball Park on September 21, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds won 6-3. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
The Yankees still have some 40-man roster space to clear and $10 million to work with. They’re ready to get a reliever. What about via trade?
The New York Yankees jettisoned Adam Ottavino in a pure salary dump this week, placing the player who’d previously been among their best relievers in 2019 directly onto the roster of a division rival — well, after he’d fallen hard off the trust tree in the ’19 postseason.