NY Post | Dan Martin: Thursday wound up making two significant trades official for the Yankees — one expected and one a total surprise. While the Joey Gallo trade dragged over a day due to the change in which reliever was heading back to New York, Brian Cashman completed a deal out of nowhere to acquire Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs just hours later. The deal gives the Yanks a second strong left-handed bat to insert into a lineup desperate for some consistency, and also reveals a not-so-surprising development: the luxury tax threshold is clearly still in play.
Around the Empire: Yankees news - 7/30/21
