Well, that was unexpected. At 10:30pm Eastern on Sunday night, the Yankees cut ties with a former top prospect, rebuilt their infield, and engineered perhaps the most impactful trade since the club’s acquisition of Giancarlo Stanton.
Catcher Gary Sánchez and Gio Urshela will head to Minneapolis, as the Twins send back former MVP Josh Donaldson, presumptive new shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and 24-year old catching prospect Ben Rortvedt. IKF himself was just dealt from Texas for catcher Mitch Garver, so the Twins must see something in Gary they like more than their ex-incumbent. (They are reportedly not flipping him in a separate trade, either.