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Why Yankees Were Smart to Turn Down Brandon Phillips for Brett Gardner Trade

class="ui-droppable">The New York Yankees made headlines by committing $299 million to the quartet of Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann, Carlos Beltran and Hiroki Kuroda, but their wisest move of the winter thus far was turning down a Brett Gardner for Brandon Phillips trade offer from the Cincinnati Reds.

According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman rebuffed a deal that made sense, in theory, for both teams.

After losing Robinson Cano to free agency, the Yankees have a major hole at second base. With Shin-Soo Choo bolting Cincinnati for an impending huge payday, the Reds have a need for an on-base machine atop their lineup.



Despite the natural correlation between the clubs, the current version of Brandon ...

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