The New York Yankees have enjoyed a roller coaster of a season, getting off to a scalding start despite missing pitcher Gerrit Cole for the opening months of the season before falling off a cliff in the games leading up to the All-Star break. After starting 50-22, the men in pinstripes are now sitting at 60-44—1.5 games back of the division-leading Baltimore Orioles.
The inconsistent play of late has certainly been concerning, but the Yankees flashed enough elite play to start the year that it's reasonable to expect them to be in contention throughout the second half of the season. Thus it comes as no surprise that inside reporting leading up to the July 30 trade deadline says the Yankees are "all-in" on acquiring talent to help this year—And nobody below the big league level is off-limits.
