Think what you will about how Monday’s trade of Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs affects the Yankees’ playoff hopes for this season.
The point is, general manager Brian Cashman pulled off quite a nice deal. In fact, he may just have set up the Yankees for a “Big Four” a couple of years down the road — the fact that the two main prospects came from elsewhere prohibit a “Core Four” repeat — while also securing some bullpen help for the current campaign in old friend Adam Warren.
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Slightly altered history aside, here is what the top half of the Yankees’ lineup might include in the not so far off future: Aaron Judge, Greg Bird, Gleyber Torres, and Billy McKinney.