By Friday evening, the Yankees had closed on at least a dozen deals — in international free agency and arbitration — that they’d apparently made upon the resolution they reached with DJ LeMahieu that morning. After securing DJ’s return, the Yankees’ most notable player acquisition on Friday was adding 2014 and 2017 AL Cy Young winner, Corey Kluber.
Although it’s been a while since Kluber was last fresh enough to see extended run, at the time, he was as filthy as ever. As recently as three years ago, Kluber pitched 215 innings, finished third in 2018 AL Cy Young voting, and made his third consecutive All-Star appearance.