The blogosphere is planning moves the Yankees will never make

When I was eleven, I would sit during social studies class and formulate big Yankee trades. We'd deal Ross Moschito, Roger Repoz, Ray Barker, Duke Carmel and Archie Moore to the Braves for Hank Aaron and Warren Spahn. Just pondering such massive robberies gave me erections, which I later associated with the painted harlots of sixth grade. 

To this day, when I read of proposed Yankee deals, always "helping both teams," I imagine a kid rosining his baseball bat. 

So, here's a three-day making the rounds: The Yanks would trade Miguel Andjuar and J.A. Happ for Sterling Marte and a pitcher. We'd get rid of Happ (a common theme in all proposed trades) and get another reliever (always coveted by Cooperstown Cashman.)

Fun to imagine. Enjoy the warmth. Never gonna happen. 

For starters, it would mean ditching Brett Gardner, which the Yankees will never do. Secondly, it would force Cashman's hand on other deals, and thirdly, it assumes the Yankees would then outbid everyone else for Gerrit Cole, which is also unlikely. 

Another deal is that the Yankees would sign free agent Jonathan Villar, the multi-tasking IF-OF, at a considerable price. We would then trade Andujar and anybody else on the IF-OF spectrum. If you wanted to drop a bomb on the Yankee roster, this would be a start. But even with Villar, we'd still be gambling that Gleyber Torres can play SS. And again, this notion of "flexing their financial might" cuts against the grain of all we know about Food Stamps Hal Steinbrenner. He loves old gold. Only gold.

Finally, has anybody ever proposed a trade that Cashman eventually made? I recall rumors for months during 2018 that the Yankees were chasing Sonny Gray - (the botched deal that eventually cost us 2019, by the way) - but all the proposals at the time included Clint Frazier. Even now, people have Frazier being traded to all ends of the universe. But Cashman hasn't pushed the button. Might just be, he never will. 

So... write this down: Phil Linz, Rollie Sheldon, Mike Hegan and Elvio Jimenez for Frank and Brooks Robinson! I'll even throw in Hal Reniff! O, to be young again...