The Astros shook things up at the 2010 Trade Deadline by shipping off Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt, initiating the painful-but-necessary rebuilding process that lasted three consecutive 100-loss seasons and four straight losing seasons overall.
The Yankees shook things up at the 2016 Trade Deadline by shipping off Carlos Beltran, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman, initiating the painful-but-necessary rebuilding process that lasted … um … two months? Maybe?
The four-game series between these two clubs that begins Thursday night at Yankee Stadium isn't supposed to be as important as it is.