The Yankees could be a major player in the Sonny Gray market
With the July Trade Deadline on the horizon, teams are starting to realize where they stand amongst the rest of the teams in Major League Baseball. The Yankees were not projected to be in the thick of things once the season hit the halfway mark, but here they are tied for first place with the Boston Red Sox. This by default labels the Yankees as “buyers” like most teams are with a legitimate shot at a postseason berth. According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, the Yankees could potentially make a huge splash for the Oakland Atheltics’ ace, Sonny Gray. Photo Credit: SF Chronicles In the Yankees’ recent skid, their bullpen was an obvious weakness as they blew game after game. Passan noted, however, that the “cratering of their starting pitching” was also to blame for the Yankees losing their comfortable first-place lead. In their last 60 innings pitched before Montgomery’s magnificent start against the White Sox on Monday, the Yankees’ starting pitching had allowed 13 home runs ...