During last off-season’s Winter Meetings, the New York Yankees sent Justin Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for Luis Cessa and Chad Green. Since it was a move that preceded the headliner trade in which the Yankees snagged Aroldis Chapman from the Cincinnati Reds, shipping Wilson away was confounding for many.
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Wilson had been a powerful, effective 7th-inning man for all of New York’s 2015 season. Even though the Yankees understandably invested in minor-league pitching depth, comparing Wilson’s statistics to the pair of pitchers in return didn’t add up at first.