At the beginning of the season, the Yanks were going to be buyers at the deadline on their way towards an easy AL East title. Instead, they have shown a total apathy towards playing baseball, a lack of chemistry and a lack of fight. They've rolled over vs some of the worst pitching in baseball and have been steam rolled by some of the best. On days when they should have the upper hand, they give it back. There has been no defining moment for this team and they're rapidly running out of time. They're 8 games back of the surging Rays. A team that dumped their 2 best starters in the offseason yet continue to just do the right things. They don't win game scoring 10 runs most times, but they are perfectly content winning 3-2 while making other teams beat themselves. The sox have surged due mainly to their offense being great and their pitching not being entirely horrible. Plus, they have a heart and lack of quit that cannot be bottled. The Jays have started to rise as well on the back of their offense. Rumors have been out there for awhile that the Yanks are using the lux tax line as a soft cap for their additions this year, and if that's the case, adding anything of value may not be in the cards.
So, if the Yanks continue to play .500 ball and find themselves too far from the pack to reliably be called a WC contender, who would they sell? Well, for a team that was supposed to compete, this team has very little wiggle room. Kluber is their only sure fire FA of note and he is hurt with an earliest return date right at the deadline. So he isnt someone people will call for. Sanchez is definitely on the block and he has righted his ship of late, but if he were to be on the market, it would mostly be as a DH as he isnt a starting caliber defender at catcher. Maybe the Yanks would want to jettison Gleyber, but you'd be selling pennies on the dollar for a guy who has started to hit again. Ultimately, even if the Yanks wanted to be sellers, the people they could sell wouldnt fit with the mentality of contention in 2022 as most everyone else is under contract. It is looking like a pretty boring deadline for the Bronx Bummers