The New York Yankees sure have made a meal out of helping out the Boston Red Sox, their chief rival, at every turn these past few years, huh? A shrewd executive should never let a rivalry get in the way of a trade they believe they can win. But the same shrewd executive should definitely let a rivalry get in the way of a bad trade they're about to gag on.
They should also, uh, maybe stop believing they can win these trades so often? When it comes to the Yankees and Sox, New York has come up short every time since Adam Ottavino switched sides.