It’s a new month and new year, which means it’s time for another trip through the MLB Trade Rumors archives. We covered December 2010 last month, so we’re now in January 2011. As a reminder, the goal here is not to mock anyone for these rumors, but instead look back and remember all the weird stuff that went on five years ago. Five years is a long, long time in baseball.
In January 2011 the Yankees were still in the process of picking up pieces after Cliff Lee shocked the world and signed with the Phillies.