Following tonight’s game the Yankees announced they have traded lefty Chasen Shreve and righty Gio Gallegos to the Cardinals for first baseman Luke Voit and an undisclosed sum of international bonus money. Voit is an up-and-down depth player. The trade is more about the bonus money.
The Yankees had been carrying a nine-man bullpen these last few days and they had to unload someone to make room on the 25-man roster for J.A. Happ, and Shreve is the odd man out. Gallegos has been an up-and-down bullpen arm all year. I imagine Tommy Kahnle will take over that role now.