Why Luis Garcia Jr. is Yankees' best trade deadline pickup in 'decades'

Before the Major League Baseball trade deadline, the New York Yankees badly needed an offensive upgrade. Without Aaron Judge, New York's lineup was one of the worst in the Majors. That's why the Yankees targeted Luis Garcia Jr. from the Washington Nationals, who led the National League in slugging percentage at the time of the trade. With Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt on the roster, the first baseman was an imperfect fit, Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter wrote. "That was my take on the Luis García Jr. trade at the time, and questions about how his first base/second base defensive profile would fit on a roster without glaring holes at those positions were reasonable," Reuter wrote. Since the trade, Garcia has been one of the best hitters in New York's lineup.MORE: Don Mattingly has uncertain f