While we all rant and rave about the brilliant moves Brian Cashman made before the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline, the one trade that may have started this Yankees revival, actually took place on December 9, 2015.
On that day, the Yankees sent ultra-valuable lefthanded specialist, Justin Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for two right-handed minor league pitchers, 24 -year-old Luis Cessa (whom the Tigers originally acquired from the New York Mets in the Yoenis Cespedes deal), and 25-year-old Chad Green.
While the Yankees seemed to have a plethora of expendable bullpen arms at the time, not everyone was happy about the deal.