The Yankees enter Sunday with the best record in baseball and have a commanding 10-game lead over the Rays in the American League East. They lead the AL with a +142 run differential and the majors with 554 runs scored. And they’ve done all this with a team medical bill that could rival their roster payroll when the season’s over.
Still, that hasn’t stopped them from being heavily involved in some of the top players expected to be dealt before the July 31 trade deadline. Brian Cashman is rumored to be targeting almost every top of the rotation arm available, with starting pitching considered the last area of need for the Yankees.