The first domino has fallen. On Wednesday night, Brian Cashman and the New York Yankees acquired 28-year-old lefty-hitting outfielder Andrew Benintendi from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for three minor league pitchers: Chandler Champlain, Beck Way, and T.J. Sikkema. In the wake of a two-game Citi Field sweep at the hands of the Mets, the Yankees’ lineup was greeted with a trade bringing Benintendi to The Bronx. After representing the Royals in his first career All-Star Game, it was certain that he would be moved before or at the deadline, and it finally happened.
Yankees’ Andrew Benintendi trade drops first domino, strengthens lineup
