BALTIMORE— A long-time and highly respected Major League scout friend to NJ Advance Media was gracious enough Wednesday to spend 40 minutes with us over the phone talking about what the Yankees should do before the July 31 trade deadline.
Naturally, there was some Manny Machado talk, and for what it’s worth, the scout doesn’t see the Yankees getting the third baseman/turned shortstop despite MLB Network insider Jon Heyman’s Wednesday that GM Brian Cashman has made a “strong offer” to the Baltimore Orioles for the five-time All-Star.
A lot of the conversation centered around the greatest need for the Yankees, who were 60-31 on the season but 3 ½ games behind the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox after shutting out the Orioles 9-0 on Wednesday night at Oriole Park.