Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images Will the Bombers come out of their off-day ready to play? Yesterday’s day off gave the Yankees a much needed break and us fans a chance to reflect on the team’s fortunes. Aaron Boone conceded that they have “played shitty of late,” and it’s hard to disagree with that sentiment, the Yankees’ 10-22 record since the series against the Red Sox in mid-June the second-worst in the league ahead of just the White Sox. And while trade season went into full swing over the last few days, the Yankees have yet to even dip their toes into the reinforcement pool. Nestor ..read more

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images Between the Trade Deadline and the imminent return of some needed bats, what will the lineup look like going forward? Good afternoon everyone, it’s time to dive back into the mailbag and answer some of your questions. Remember to send in your questions for our weekly call by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com. LocalBlueWhaleRuinsEverything asks: Looks like Stanton will be healthy before Domínguez. Given how poorly Verdugo has been playing, do you think the Yankees would call up Domínguez even if Station is healthy? The Yankees played it saf ..read more

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports The reigning champs might opt to sell, making Max Scherzer is an interesting target. It’s basically become a tradition in MLB to see Max Scherzer’s name floating around in trade rumors ever since the end of his Washington Nationals days, which now feels like ages ago. The veteran right-hander has moved around quite a bit, and that’s an important point to talk about in a minute, but before that let’s discuss why he might be available again in the first place. At 51-52, the Texas Rangers are encountering major issues in living up to expectations, coming into the seas ..read more

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Recapping how the Yankees’ top AL opponents fared on July 25th. Thursday brought a needed day of rest, the Yankees licking their wounds after a pitiful performance against the Mets. They’ll head up the northeast corridor to face the rival Red Sox, in desperate need of some wins ahead of next week’s trade deadline. Thankfully, the Orioles have not pulled away from the Yankees in the standings, even as they’ve faced the NL-worst Marlins this week. Let’s see how Baltimore, and the rest of the Yankees’ rivals that were in action, fared yesterday. Baltimore Oriole ..read more

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Two struggling teams face off when the Yankees travel to Boston for a three-game set against the Red Sox. Is this rock bottom for the Yankees? An All-Star break reset hasn’t blossomed into any tangible results for the team from the Bronx. A mixed-bag series against the Rays was followed by a beatdown at the hands of the cross-town rival Mets. Nothing the Yankees are doing has inspired much optimism as they head toward the trade deadline. They have holes to fill but what realistically can be done to alter different phases of this team — lineup depth, bullpen, a ..read more

Recapping the Yankees’ minor league affiliates’ results from July 25th. Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 7-2 vs. Worcester Red Sox 3B Jorbit Vivas 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 R C Agustin Ramirez 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K 2B Oswald Peraza 0-4, 1 RBI DH T.J. Rumfield 0-4, 1 K 1B J.C. Escarra 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB RF Oscar Gonzalez 2-4, 1 2B, 1 R CF Taylor Trammell 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB SS Kevin Smith 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K LF Kyle VanMeter 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K Will Warren 6 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 8 K, 1 HR — needed a strong start like this in the worst way Nick Burdi 0.2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K Victor Gonz ..read more

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images Friday brings a crucial series between two archrivals. The Yankees are back on the road after a day to mentally reset, and they sure looked like a team that needed a day off. After getting narrowly beaten out in their series opener against the Mets, they got pummeled in the finale and lost the season series in a sweep. Now they return to Boston for a major three-game series with the Red Sox as both teams will be competing on the field and on the phone lines trying to line up deadline deals. The Yanks have been fortunate to not get buried in the AL East ra ..read more

Photo by Diamond Images via Getty Images The trade deadline approaches and Aaron Judge has expressed his feelings; the Yankees are interested in Rich Hill; The Martian is high on The Athletic’s updated prospect list MLB | Bryan Hoch: Some items of interest here from MLB’s Yankees beat writer. First, it sounds like Aaron Judge is leading the charge for the Yanks to have an active trade deadline. “We’re a game and a half out of first place in our division, the toughest division in baseball,” the Captain remarked. “So I think upstairs, they’ll do their thing and put us where we need to be.” More ..read more

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images At 7pm ET, I’ll be jumping on the Pinstripe Alley X account to answer your prospect questions and more. This week, I’m going to take a different approach from the usual: as opposed to writing up scouting reports on minor leaguers—which I love doing—I figured I’d shoot the idea over to Andrew to hold an AMA on prospects via PSA’s Twitter/X account later tonight. Much to my pleasant surprise, Andrew was all in and helped with logistics. So no, you’re not about to read a soliloquy about a prospect or two (I did do some of that earlier this week), but you can joi ..read more

Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports With an elite first-half, Miller would settle all lingering long term closer questions for the Yankees, but the A’s hold absurd leverage in any deal for the second-year power arm. Last week, Mason Miller came in to pitch in the fifth inning of the All-Star Game and achieved one of the exhibition’s missions of having an introductory star-making moment. The 25-year-old Oakland closer pitched a clean fifth inning and struck out a pair in the process. His second batter of the inning, Shohei Ohtani, showcased the event at its best, with two of the flashiest talents ..read more