Yankees GM Brian Cashman has been rightfully lauded for the job he did at the trade deadline jump-starting the club’s rebuild. He reportedly faced resistance to the idea of selling off veterans from ownership right up until the final weekend before August 1st.
The highest priority for the Yankees at the time was getting something in return for their three most valuable impending free agents, and they did that. New York received a whopping nine players in return for Aroldis Chapman, Carlos Beltran, and Ivan Nova, all of whom were expected to depart following the 2016 season.