Been thinking about the 2022 trade deadline a lot since the Yankees let leads of 6-0, 9-4, and 12-10 slip away on Friday night. No reason, really. Only that ... well, since you mention it, that was the last time we thought the Yankees had pulled together a transformative trade deadline, only for the rug to be pulled out from under us.
Frankie Montas? Well, his shoulder was still cooked, and it's unclear who knew what and when they knew it at the time of the deal. Jordan Montgomery? Turns out, dealing him was subtraction by subtraction, and as much fun as Harrison Bader was in October, the trade still left the rotation down two men, which was .