Imagine, if you will, a baseball edition of The Matrix. New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman is Neo, while Cleveland Indians GM Mike Chernoff is Morpheus. The scene is the iconic moment where the choice between the red and blue pills is offered.
Now, before you really start questioning my sanity, I’m going somewhere with this. The above scene from The Matrix actually represents something happening inside the Yankees’ front office. ESPN’s Buster Olney reported last week the Indians would be shopping most of their roster due to “market constraints.