I never did quite understand re-signing both J.A. Happ and C.C. Sabathia last winter. I mean, why ink two veteran left-handers, neither of which was going to get the Yankees over the hump — something that another southpaw, James Paxton, did down the stretch.
Even still, 103 regular-season wins later — a sweep of the Twins in the ALDS and six hard-fought ALCS games that ended in defeat to the Astros, proved that the Yanks still missed out on acquiring a second game-changing starter to solidify their rotation. And this was only amplified after missing Luis Severino for all but five total contests.