Let’s caveat this — no one knew what Gio Urshela would become when he was plucked out of Triple-A by the New York Yankees on August 4, 2018, purchased away from the Blue Jays’ affiliate in Buffalo.
But by any metric, the Yankees remade their defensive infield with a wizard of a third baseman at next to no cost, and they took an impact player away from the Jays in the process. Though Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is slated to start north of the border for the next decade, you’re telling me they couldn’t find room for a player like this?