Brian Cashman, after leaving himself an offseason mess, tried his best to clean up his own thing at the Yankees' midseason trade deadline. The Yankees' decisions to slightly overpay for Bird after falling in love with — say it with me! And trading Roc Riggio, a top-10 prospect, alongside pitcher Ben Shields for Bird was silly at the time and egregious now. You never know what's going to happen long-term when you go all in at the trade deadline, but ... if you're making short-term plays, you've got to cross your fingers that they at least ... play. Slater spiking his own hamstring was a worst-case scenario, but that doesn't mean this little deal is averse to criticism.