Yankees Must Avoid Tempting Alex Verdugo Reunion Despite Latest Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Once upon a time, the 2025 New York Yankees held a 7 1/2 game lead in the AL East. Aaron Judge was flirting with .400, and Max Fried appeared on track to compete with Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal for the AL Cy Young.

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Probably a little better than the Bronx Bombers, who got schooled again by the Toronto Blue Jays and nearly swept at home by the Philadelphia Phillies, while along the way losing Triple Crown threat Aaron Judge for at least 10 days with a flexor strain in his right elbow.

The deadline officially hits on Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. After that, the only way teams can add a player to their roster is calling up minor leaguers or signing free agents, and any player who isn't in the organization by the end of August is ineligible for the postseason.

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They entered play on Sunday afternoon with the second-worst bullpen ERA going all the way back to May 30 (5.53). In that span, no other team has been giving up more home runs in relief (1.7 per nine innings) and Yankees relievers have the highest FIP in baseball (5.18) as well.

If the New York Yankees decide to become sellers at Thursday's MLB trade deadline, one area on the roster is expected to be the focus of their moves.

The New York Yankees have displayed interest in acquiring bullpen arm Jake Bird of the Colorado Rockies, according to Brendan […]