Revisiting the MLBTR Archives: April 2013

Godzilla. (Christian Petersen/Getty)The 2018 season has started and we’re now into April. That means it’s time for another trip through the MLB Trade Rumors archives as part of our monthly series. The 2013 season started on April 1st and the Yankees didn’t play all that well initially. They lost the first two games of the season and four of their first five games overall. The Yankees eventually settled in and finished the month at 16-10.

Injuries hit the Yankees pretty hard in Spring Training 2013. Curtis Granderson went down with a broken arm and Mark Teixeira was sidelined with a wrist issue. That sent the Yankees scrambling for replacements, which led them to Vernon Wells and Lyle…