In the spirit of David Blaine reemerging in the public eye, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has worked some magic of his own early this offseason.
Thursday's trade of catcher/DH Brian McCann to the Astros for two pitching prospects (one of them, Albert Abreu, was in Houston's top 10) proves Cashman and Co. are focused on ending the mediocrity of the past few seasons. Thanks to smart trades in 2015 and 2016 and the youth movement that has been in the works for the better part of the past five seasons, the lineup will look drastically different on opening day 2017.