Bronx Bomber Ball

The Bombers have won seven out of their last ten games and punctuated that with a huge 16-7 win in Texas yesterday. Trailing the Red Sox by only three and a half games, the Yanks have their eyes set on catching their arch rivals. This may be an away game on the schedule, but due to the threat Hurricane Irma, the Rays will host the Yankees in Queens at Citi Field, which should amount to a home game for New York. The last time these squads met, the Yankees were able to take three out of four in the Bronx.

The Yankees were involved in the Jay Bruce trade discussions before the crosstown rival Mets dealt him to Cleveland, according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com . Photo Credit: Paul J. Bereswill

After the acquisition of corner infielder Todd Frazier , that was believed to be it as far as acquiring more offensive help. That does not appear to be the case though, as it’s been reported by Mark Feinsand of MLB.com that GM Brian Cashman is still looking into getting a true first baseman. Photo Credit: Getty Images

Though the two clubs are not traditional trade partners, the Yankees have "reached out" to the Mets regarding reliever Addison Reed and first baseman Lucas Duda, per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand . Photo Credit: Ed Zurga | Getty Images

Per  MLB.com's  Jon  Morosi , the Yankees have heated up their talks with the Oakland Athletics over first  baseman  Yonder Alonso.   It was first reported yesterday  that the Athletics had sent scouts to single-A Charleston to view Blake Rutherford, Estevan  Fl orial ,  Hoy Jun Park and  Fr eicer  P erez, and today it seems that talks are progressing, although nothing is imminent at this time. The Yankees have also previously expressed interest in other lefty  first basemen , namely, Lucas Duda of the Mets, Justin Bour of the Marlins and Matt Adams of the Braves.   Photo Credit: Chris O'Meara | AP

The New York Yankees enter this year’s trade deadline as careful buyers , as stated by general manager Brian Cashman. At just 3.5 games out of the AL East, the Yankees have been in the mix all season long in a year that might have been thought of as a rebuilding year entering 2017. However, the Yankees appear to be looking to make a postseason push, and with a couple holes on their roster, we will first take a look at what they can do to improve their infield at this year’s trade deadline. Photo Credit: Patrick E. McCarthy

The @Yankees will be buyers at the deadline, Brian Cashman tells @RealMichaelKay . pic.twitter.com/3E1B4Nf06X — YES Network (@YESNetwork) July 9, 2017 After appearing on YES Network prior to the Yankees final game before the All-Star break, Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman told Michael Kay of YES Network that the Yankees would be “careful buyers” at this year’s trade deadline. Despite the team scuffling to the All-Star break with a 7-18 record over their last 25 games, the Yankees remain on top of the Wild Card standings, and just 3.5 games behind the hot Boston Red Sox. Photo Credit: Rich Schultz | Getty Images

It has been no secret that the Yankees have had a disastrous time at first base this season. With the injury to Greg Bird, the Yankees have had over ten people try to man the position in 2017, and the production has been little to none as the Yankees rank in the lower third of the league in all first baseman offensive categories. The Yankees have been rumored to be interested in Marlins’ 1B Justin Bour, but according to Daniel Wexler, he was told by an MLB source that Lucas Duda could also be a possibility to man the corner. Photo Credit: Lucas Duda