In one of the biggest moves before the trade deadline, the AL-leading Yankees (70-34) acquired righty starter Frankie Montas and righty reliever Lou Trivino from the A’s.
With Luis Severino landing on the 60-day IL, the Yankees are bolstering a starting rotation which already boasts Gerrit Cole and Nestor Cortes. Yankees starters have the third-best ERA in the league at 3.37, behind only the Astros and Dodgers.
The Yankees sent four prospects to Oakland in exchange for the top remaining starter on the market in Montas: lefty pitcher JP Sears, lefty pitcher Ken Waldichuk, second baseman Cooper Bowman and righty pitcher Luis Medina.