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Yankees land J.A. Happ in a perfectly serviceable trade

Earlier today, the Yankees agreed to a deal with the Blue Jays to acquire J.A. Happ in exchange for Brandon Drury and Billy McKinney. Tyler covered the breaking news here, but I have some further thoughts.

Heading into the season, the Yankees’ weakest link was the rotation. It feels like that has been the area where the Yankees have needed the most help for years now. Try as he might, Brian Cashman was unable to bring in any help during the offseason. Instead, the 2018 season started with the same five pitchers who rounded out the rotation at the end of 2017.