Yankees potential trade target: Ian Kennedy

Throughout the 1980 classic film The Blues Brothers, the titular characters spend the opening act of the movie tracking down members of their old band. As they visit their old bandmates, they declare their mission with a short sentence, one of the most memorable lines in the movie: “We’re putting the band back together.”

In many ways, this statement reflects one of the tertiary narratives surrounding the 2022 Yankees. First, they brought back Manny Bañuelos on a minor league deal back in January. At the end of spring training, they signed Greg Bird to a minor league deal, while May saw them bring back Shane Greene. Those names have all departed, but Albert Abreu was dealt less than a week…