On the heels of an exciting trade deadline, the effects of which can’t yet really be known, memories and feelings of past deadlines have been at the forefront of my head. What better exercise for this moment than to rank the last 10 deadlines for the Yankees?
These rankings will of course be subjective, but I’ll try to weigh each deadline’s impact on the future, and the simple overall entertainment value in running down the list. Let’s get into it.
10. 2020
Key additions: None
Key Departures: David Hale
Due to the COVID-shortened season, 2020 was a weird and largely uneventful deadline for the Yankees, as they just sent David Hale to the Phillies.