The New York Yankees have officially acquired LHP J.A. Happ from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for OF Billy McKinney and INF Brandon Drury. Fans may feel uneasy about parting ways with Drury – a 25 year old utility player who was slashing a .294/.403/.447 this season in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre(AAA) – but a veteran lefty such as Happ fills a much bigger void in the team than Drury does.
For one thing, the Yankees aren’t exactly lacking infield depth. Besides their normal starters Greg Bird, Gleyber Torres, Didi Gregorius, and Miguel Andujar, the Yankees still have Neil Walker, Tyler Wade, Tyler Austin and Ronald Torreyes within their organization.