It wasn’t the blockbuster trade of the day that the Cubs getting Jose Quintana was, but the Yankees have made their first move of trade season. Left-handed reliever Tyler Webb was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers for Triple-A first baseman Garrett Cooper.
A first baseman as insurance in case Greg Bird isn’t able to make it back this season was high on Cashman’s to-do list before the deadline. While names like Lucas Duda and Yonder Alonso were known commodities that might be available on expiring contracts, Cashman may have found his in the form of a guy OPS’ing 1.