Through a couple of shrewd trades, the Yankees have given themselves one of the better young middle infields in baseball.
In 2014, the Yankees had one of the worst middle infields in baseball. Second base was a revolving door all season that included a broken down Brian Roberts and "enough said" Stephen Drew. Shortstop was held down by a legend in Derek Jeter, but even the most ardent Jeter fans realized he was a shell of his old self that year.
The Yankees' combined fWAR between second and short that year was -2.