Longtime Yankees general Brian Cashman is no stranger to the midseason trade market, as despite his (well-earned) reputation as someone not willing to significantly overpay in a deal, he has ended up making an acquisition before the trade deadline more often than not. Typically, he waits until the week of the deadline to make a move; once in a while, however, Cashman has struck early, primarily to fill a major hole on the roster.
With the injury to Aaron Hicks making a major trade seem inevitable barring something unexpected, let’s take a look at the five most notable* early-season trades that Cashman has made in his tenure as the Yankees’ GM.