The team endured a harsh stretch in the last few weeks, giving up its lead in the American League East as several players fell to injury or regressed. Starter Clarke Schmidt has been ruled out for the year and the team cut ties with infielder DJ LeMahieu after some defensive struggles.

Unfortunately for the New York Yankees, there aren't a ton of appealing third base options available at this year's trade deadline outside of Arizona Diamondbac

The New York Yankees' starting rotation is about to get Luis Gil back, but they may want another arm in the rotation as well. They could target a more reliable arm for October.

Dax Kilby’s bat is a big reason why the Yankees were so excited to grab the high school shortstop in the first round of this week’s MLB draft. “He’s got a contact-oriented swing that also has power,” Yankees director of amateur scouting Damon Oppenheimer told reporters this week. “It adapts to being able to hit balls in different quadrants.”

The New York Yankees franchise slugger gave a candid response on a home run mark that once seemed unreachable.