With the Yankees' bullpen struggling, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports the team could try to trade for the Rockies' Jake Bird. Bird has been the Rockies' best reliever this year, and since Naw York and Colorado have already completed the Ryan McMahon deal, there is familiarity between the two sides this month.

The Atlanta Braves' injury-depleted starting rotation is adding more reinforcements after acquiring Carlos Carrasco from the New York Yankees.

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET this coming Thursday, July 31, and the action is beginning to pick up. This past weekend we saw Josh Naylor go to the Mariners and Ryan McMahon go to the Yankees,

The New York Yankees made another trade, this one on Monday afternoon, this one sending a veteran away from the Bronx. They've sent Carlos Carrasco to the Atlanta Braves. According to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, the return will either be cash considerations or a player to be named later.

The New York Yankees have been active at the trade deadline, but they still have plenty more work to do. After acquiring third baseman Ryan McMahon and infielder Amed Rosario, the Yankees probably have all the position player help they need.

The hobbled Braves are adding another reinforcement to their rotation, having agreed to a trade with the Yankees that will send veteran righty Carlos Carrasco to Atlanta for a player to be named or cash,

Instead, the Guardians have much bigger worries. Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave by MLB through Aug. 31 as part of MLB's sports-betting investigation, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. Clase joins Guardians starter Luis Ortiz on leave tied to this investigation.

The New York Yankees could be well-positioned to trade for this setup man from the St. Louis Cardinals by Thursday's deadline.