The New York Yankees are in need of pitching before the trade deadline. According to Joel Sherman of The New York Post , the Yankees must test the market to improve their rotation.
Sherman observed, "Sure, they could make the playoffs as constituted based on the mediocrity of the AL East combined with the superiority of Masahiro Tanaka and their late-game bullpen. But it is a dangerous strategy because the Yankees feel they are one more rotation injury or significant dip in production away from being out of counter-punches."
I wrote in sportsrumoralert.com on June 21st that the Yankees are expecting to make a trade but they shouldn't sacrifice certain prospects. In this particular case, I'm referring to Gary Sanchez and John Ryan Murphy. There are other available Yankee prospects, but these two young catchers seem to be on the radar of many Major League clubs.
The Pinstripe dilemma has always been the need-to-win-now, but at what cost? Not since the days of the “Yankee Core Four” have the Bronx Bombers produced quality homegrown talent but I’m certain that Brian Cashman’s cell phone is still blowing up with potential trade options. Some of the recent names that have been circulating are:
Mat Latos, Andrew Cashner, Ian Kennedy, and John Danks.
One AL executive noted: “Right now, they are dodging bullets. They have a lot of five- and six-inning guys, and they are about to negate the effectiveness of [Dellin] Betances and [Adam] Warren by leaning on them too much. They need to get on the board by adding a starter. Heck, I think they need two.”
That said, it's almost guaranteed that the New York Yankees will continue their historical pattern and buy a few available starting pitchers for a playoff run.
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