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Yankees trade Chasen Shreve to Cardinals | What it means

NEW YORK -- Someone had to go.

It ended up Chasen Shreve.

The Yankees traded Shreve, a left-handed reliever, and righty reliever Giovanny Gallegos to the Cardinals for first baseman Luke Voit and international bonus pool money after a 5-4 win over the Royals in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Sunday.

Why: Two big reasons: General manager Brian Cashman had to make room for J.A. Happ on the 25-man roster. He also had an overcrowded bullpen with the addition of lefty reliever Zach Britton.