The 2009 season was great for obvious reasons. The Yankees finished the season with a league leading 103 wins, the AL East crown, and a World Series trophy. The way the Yankees got to those achievements was quite interesting. Of course the big signings in the offseason played a major role but I wanted to take a look at a player that was an afterthought once the Yankees landed AJ Burnett, CC Sabathia, and Mark Teixeira.
Swish comes to the Big Apple
Just a few weeks after the end of the 2008 World Series, the Yankees swung a trade for former top prospect coming off a down season.