The Yankees didn’t wait until the last waning minutes of the deadline to make what might be their biggest splash. Yesterday, they acquired starting pitcher Frankie Montas and reliever Lou Trivino from the Oakland Athletics for JP Sears and prospects Ken Waldichuk, Luis Medina, and Cooper Bowman.
The Yankees undeniably needed to shore up their pitching staff for the playoff run. The consensus appears that they did just that.
With addition of Montas, I think the Yankees see Cole-Montas as their 1-2 in a post-season series and they will fill in the rest with whomever is pitching the best at the time.