At the time, this was not the most earth-shattering deal. It was a backup catcher for a likely fourth outfielder. The Yankees sent John Ryan Murphy to Minnesota in this deal. He had spent parts of the last three seasons in New York as a depth catcher, and was coming off his best year in 2015. He appeared in 67 games and boasted a solid 100 OPS+, given his role. Sadly for him and fans in the Twin Cities, Murphy only appeared in 26 games for his new team, and hit a paltry .146 in 90 plate appearances. He played 87 games for the D-Backs in 2017, but could never quite catch hold of a spot after the trade, and he has been out of the league since 2020.
In return, the Yankees received toolsy outfielder Aaron Hicks. To that point, he was mostly known to Yankee fans for his incredible outfield assist against them back in 2013:
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