Yankees: 3 players Brian Cashman should regret missing out on at deadline

1. Cameron Maybin

The Yankees needed Cameron Maybin’s energy back.

This one’s just sad.

Faced with an energy deficit and a teetering locker room, the Yankees had the change to rectify one of their biggest 2019-20 offseason bad bets by bringing back Cameron Maybin’s charisma.

While Didi Gregorius is the high-dollar example of someone whose value to a team cannot be measured on the field, Maybin was the cheapie version, and when he was available again in 2020, as the team struggled through even more injuries, it felt like the Yanks should’ve pounced.

Unlike the other two targets on this list, we truly don’t even need to fairly evaluate the trade packages put forth by other teams. Maybin went to the Chicago Cubs from the Detroit Tigers (another team that’s officially chasing the Yankees now) in exchange for infielder Zack Short.

If the Yankees wanted a chemistry infusion, they could’ve swapped a create-a-player in there and gotten a deal done. There’s no debate to be had about the opportunity cost here.

The team could’ve had Maybin for a song. They chose not to, or forgot to check in, or slept through the process. It would be really nice to have this decision back.

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