For the past year, the Yankees have been focused on making trades that upgrade the roster without making headlines and that's not necessarily something new.
Ever since George Steinbrenner took control of the Yankees in the mid 1970's, the franchise has earned the reputation of making a big splash in the offseason whether through free agency or a blockbuster trade. Over the past year or so the team has eschewed acquiring marquee players at a high price and instead has pulled the trigger on less star-studded trades to improve the roster. Truth is, they've been supplementing their roster with trades of this type for a long time with a fair amount of success.