The Yankees are coming off a huge trade season. The acquisitions of J.A. Happ and Lance Lynn have already paid dividends, helping stabilize a battered rotation. Zach Britton has been uneven in New York, but his addition was certainly made with an eye towards a super bullpen in October, so he has time to make his mark.
The big additions from last year’s trade deadline, though, are almost nowhere to be found. The Yankees brought in David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle, and Sonny Gray last July, and at the moment, Robertson is the only one remaining at his primary position.