NEW YORK -- Clearly, pitching was on the New York Yankees' minds this trade deadline season.
But so was something (or rather, someone) else -- the Boston Red Sox.
Two days after completing an inner-division trade with the Baltimore Orioles to land prized reliever Zach Britton, keeping him away from their interested rivals to the north, the Yankees pulled off another trade Thursday within the American League East.
This time they fortified their starting rotation with a now-former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher who has had experience and success pitching against the one team that currently stands between the Yankees and the division title.