The Yankees made a deal for salary relief on Tuesday, sending Chase Headley and Bryan Mitchell to the San Diego Padres in exchange for a minor leaguer. The deal was about as minor as it gets. It was a straight-up salary dump that gives the club flexibility to pursue a pitcher like CC Sabathia or Alex Cobb.
Headley, the versatile infielder who was traded to the Yankees in 2014 went back to the club who originally drafted him out of Tennessee in 2004 along with Mitchell, a left-handed spot starter with a career ERA of 4.