This afternoon the Yankees made their biggest and most important trade in quite a while. Since … the Curtis Granderson deal? That might be it. The Yankees shipped Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs for Adam Warren and three prospects, and the trade indicates the team has finally stopped obsessing over the present and is beginning to prioritize the future. That’s pretty big.
Tonight’s game is the first without Chapman — Warren is not in town yet either — and you can be sure the Yankees want to keep this recent hot streak going.