Yankees GM Brian Cashman has acquired countless assets to make his team better throughout the years. As the 2019 trade deadline draws near, I’d like to revisit some of the more recent deadline trades and find out how the players Cashman traded away are doing now.
Austin had some memorable moments in pinstripes. In his first at-bat in the majors, he blasted a home run, followed by an Aaron Judge bomb. The two became the first rookies ever to go back-to-back in their first major league plate appearances. You also may remember Austin for charging the mound after being drilled by Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly last season.