When the Yankees acquired Mike Tauchman from the Colorado Rockies back on March 24, I didn’t know what to make of the trade.
At the time, the Yanks already had an abundance of healthy outfielders, and the 28-year-old career minor leaguer appeared to be nothing more than extreme depth — something we could never have envisioned the club needing.
Trading left-handed relief pitcher Philip Diehl in the deal (no pun intended), I thought was a bit of an oversight. You see, despite his 4.50 ERA during Grapefruit League play, Diehl struck out 18 batters in just 10 innings and was believed to have impressed manager Aaron Boone.