New York Yankees: J.A. Happ could be ‘blessing’ per ex-MLB exec

The New York Yankees surprised the baseball world by losing the bidding war for Patrick Corbin, but at least one expert thinks J.A. Happ is a better option.

From the outside looking in, it appears the New York Yankees are playing it super safe with money this offseason. They seriously lowballed two of the top young free agent starters in Patrick Corbin and Nathan Eovaldi. And now it seems they’re turning to a cheaper, older J.A. Happ.

New York’s biggest move so far is a trade that netted James Paxton but relinquished top prospect Justus Sheffield.

former Rockies executive Dan O’Dowd told Daily News reporter Justin Terranova that the Bombers’ are just being smart.

If you match up [J.A.] Happ’s…