NEW YORK -- Andrew McCutchen was still a Giants outfielder last Thursday and enjoying a rare off day in San Francisco with his boy and nine-month-old son when getting tipped off for the first time that the Yankees were trying to deal for him before the next day's Aug 31 midnight trade deadline.
"We were in a Starbucks and I got the phone call that it was a possibility that this could happen," the five-time All-Star and former NL MVP said Saturday before debuting with the Yankees in a 2-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.