When Brian Cashman dealt for Devin Williams last offseason, he probably wasn't thinking that Williams would likely be finding a new home just a year later. No, instead, he was probably convinced that he'd just found the New York Yankees' most dominant closer since Mariano Rivera hung up his spikes.
To say it didn't go according to plan is an understatement. But more than the 4.79 ERA and unfulfilled promise, what stings the most is what the Yankees gave up, and also what that loss forced them to do.
Heading back to Milwaukee in the Williams trade package were Nestor Cortes, who, even with all the injuries suffered in spring training, didn't have much of a place in the rotation, as well as young infielder Caleb Durbin.