Let’s get one thing straight; the Yankees did not send third baseman Chase Headley and right-handed pitcher Bryan Mitchell to the Padres because they wanted 28-year-old career minor league outfielder Jabari Blash.
In 164 at-bats last season, Blash hit .213 with five home runs.
No, it was purely a salary dump — which is funny, considering the recent acquisition of Giancarlo Stanton. Yet in retrospect, Stanton’s descent into New York is the exact reason that Headley, the 10-year veteran, is headed back to the only other big-league franchise he’s ever known.
Indeed, for the Padres to take back Headley and his one-year, $13 million contract, they rightfully wanted something else in return.