ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Whenever Brian Cashman talks to reporters about the Yankees' first in-season trade with the Baltimore Orioles since outfielder Stan Jefferson for pitcher John Habyan in July 1989, the GM probably will paint a picture that he gave up a ton Tuesday night adding two-time All-Star reliever Zach Britton into his club's already-great bullpen.
Don't buy it.
First off, whether this week-before-the-trade-deadline deal turns out to a rental or not, the Yankees' chances of getting to and winning the 2018 World Series went up with this trade. Scouts that I talk to really like the present-day Britton, who isn't what he was two, three and four years ago but still is one of the best lefty relievers in the game.