New York Yankees fans react to jaw-dropping trade deal with Atlanta Braves that fell through
MLB Insider Jeff Passan sent New York Yankees Twitter into meltdown after claiming the Atlanta Braves were seriously considering a trade involving Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Kyle Wright, among other players.
Appearing on the Fordham Sports Analytics Roundup, Passan made this revelation when he was asked to share any trade rumors that failed to materialize and never made it to the sports pages.
.@JeffPassan reveals a groundbreaking MLB trade that didn’t go through! https://t.co/izRf3ZZLYW
Yankees fans on Twitter tried to process the news in different ways, with some of them directing their ire at Yankees management, particularly General Manager Brian Cashman:
"FIRE CASHMAN IMMEDIATELY," one fan posted.
FIRE CASHMAN IMMEDIATELY twitter.com/sportsfordham/…
"Cashman is going to hell my god," another said.
cashman is going to hell my god twitter.com/sportsfordham/…
"Hal and Cashman really passed up on Acuña, Harper, and Machado in the past 5 years."
Hal and Cashman really passed up on Acuña, Harper, and Machado in past 5 years twitter.com/sportsfordham/…
My night is ruined. twitter.com/sportsfordham/…
twitter.com/sportsfordham/…What the fuck?!? Seriously?!? Acuna to the Yankees?!? Oh my heart 💔 twitter.com/sportsfordham/…
"Tell me not to drink a gallon of bleach right now bro."
Tell me not to drink a gallon of bleach right now bro twitter.com/sportsfordham/…
As the shock subsided, some fans started asking the right questions:
"Ronald was considered untouchable by 2017 so I really don’t know what players the Yankees had during that time that would've justified a trade."
Ronald was considered untouchable by 2017 so i really don’t know what players the Yankees had during that time that woulda justified a trade twitter.com/sportsfordham/…
"This had to have been between 2017-2019 bc there's NO WAY this deal was possible before or after then."
This had to have been between 2017-2019 bc there's NO WAY this deal was possible before or after then twitter.com/SportsFordham/…
"I’m in absolute shambles. Question I have though is who would have been going to the Braves??"
I’m in absolute shambles 😭
Question I have though is who would have been going to the Braves?? twitter.com/sportsfordham/…
Bro WHAT?!?! This was the “bigger thing than Rodon” for sure then twitter.com/sportsfordham/…
This tweet pretty much sums up the mood of New York Yankees fans after the news:
"Passan dropped this bomb on us at the very end of our convo and I still haven’t recovered."
Passan dropped this bomb on us at the very end of our convo and I still haven’t recovered twitter.com/sportsfordham/…
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