Yankees general manager Brian Cashman granted WFAN’s Craig Carton and Evan Roberts a post-trade deadline audience Thursday afternoon. The somewhat-vexing Jordan Montgomery deal came up during the interview.
In case you missed it: Cashman dealt Montgomery, a reliable lefty with a 3.69 ERA, to the Cardinals for currently-injured outfielder Harrison Bader right before the buzzer. You have to give something up to get something, and Bader will bring an excellent glove and speed when healthy. But why move Montgomery with Luis Severino out until September, Nestor Cortes facing workload questions and Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon both struggling?