Sunday's win over the Phillies showed how the Yankees' bullpen should work, but is that just wishful thinking?

After reinforcing the infield with Ryan McMahon and Amed Rosario, the Yankees are seeking a starting pitcher, according to ESPN. They are not eager to trade top prospects George L

The New York Yankees kept busy ahead of the MLB trade deadline, acquiring utilityman Amed Rosario from the Washington Nationals.

The Yankees are buying. But they aren’t nearly as aggressive a buyer as we all imagined when they were forging an early and large division lead that’s long gone now.

The New York Yankees currently have their backs against the wall. After dropping the first two games of the weekend series against the Philadelphia Phillies, they sit at 56-48 overall—6 1/2 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East and clinging to a one-game cushion in the Wild Card race.

The New York Yankees have already made a handful of trades this season, but there are still some big decisions to be made in the coming days.

The New York Yankees acquired Amed Rosario in a trade with the Washington Nationals on Saturday evening, the teams announced. He provides depth as a player who has the versatility to play all around the infield. Rosario has started 20 games at third base and 13 games at second base for the Nationals this season.

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge doesn’t want the Yankees to slow down at the trade deadline just because he’s going to miss some time with an elbow injury.

According to Max Goodman, who covers the Yankees, Boone essentially enabled an injured Judge to stay in Friday’s game. He knew Judge wasn’t going to be able to throw hard and he knew it would be a liability. What he didn’t take into account is if the injury would be detrimental to the season.

Helping Volpe get back on track is not the headline reason the Yankees acquired McMahon. They desperately needed to improve their defense at third base and protect their investment in ground-ball pitcher Max Fried. But if it gets Volpe back to being a decent shortstop, it could end up being one of the most important ones.