During the 1995 offseason, the New York Yankees were a team on the rise. While the team was about to enter a period of sustained dominance, the Yankees almost pulled off a couple of trades that seemed too good to be true.
While the Yankees’ championship roster was beginning to take shape, the personnel in the organization were undergoing a major shakeup. For starters, the Yankees parted ways with general manager Gene Michael and manager Buck Showalter. As the Yankees hired Joe Torre to lead the ball club, they settled on former Astros’ GM Bob Watson to lead the organization.