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“#Yankees ‘reached out’ but no deals on horizon<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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BOSTON \u2014 The Yankees are ready to start wheeling and dealing, their general<\/a> manager declared Saturday. Alas, the rest of Major League Baseball has not reciprocated such enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe certainly have reached out, between myself and [assistant GM] Mike Fishman, to all parties [in] both leagues,\u201d Brian Cashman said, before the Yankees fell to the Red Sox, 4-2, at Fenway Park. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of conversations but \u2026 I wouldn\u2019t say there\u2019s any momentum. I don\u2019t get a sense that there\u2019s a feeling of action right now from the industry. It doesn\u2019t mean that people can\u2019t make a deal or won\u2019t make a deal, but it doesn\u2019t feel like there\u2019s a lot of heavy activity ready to burst.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Yankees\u2019 most obvious needs are center field, where Aaron Hicks\u2019 season-ending left wrist injury has compromised them, and the starting rotation, where Corey Kluber (right shoulder), Luis Severino (right elbow and right groin) will be out for a while longer while Deivi Garcia has cratered in the minor leagues. The Marlins\u2019 Starling Marte headlines the list of potentially available center fielders while the list of potentially available starting pitchers could be topped by the Rockies\u2019 Jon Gray.<\/p>\n

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Typically, Cashman noted, the amateur draft serves as a line of demarcation on the baseball calendar; clubs home in on that and, upon its completion, turn to trades. MLB moved the draft back about a month, however, to align with the All-Star break in July.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe closer you get to the draft, the less likely people will be engaged during that time frame, because they\u2019re really going to be focused on nailing the draft,\u201d Cashman said. \u201cWe\u2019re ready whenever. It doesn\u2019t mean that the market\u2019s ready to move yet either.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also to be determined is managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner\u2019s willingness to go beyond the $210 million luxury-tax threshold; the Yankees currently stand just a few million dollars under that figure.<\/p>\n

About his team, Cashman said: \u201cThe talent\u2019s there, but we\u2019ve got to find a way to tap into it on a more consistent basis because there are too many game<\/a>s where there\u2019s a lot of frustration like, \u2018Wow, why did that happ<\/a>en?\u2019 or \u2018How did that happen?\u2019 We left too many runners on base, a lot of traffic without results, a missed opportunity, an inopportune error where you just go home unhappy. But at the same time, the flip side is, more recently obviously it\u2019s been a lot better. So we know that we\u2019re more than capable of but trying to more consistently close the gap [on the Red Sox and Rays in the American League East].\u201d<\/p>\n

The GM checked in on a few other matters:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Regarding slumping shortstop Gleyber Torres, Cashman said, \u201cHe\u2019s obviously struggling. We recognize that. I can point really quickly to Gleyber\u2019s teammate, Gary Sanchez. There\u2019s some optimism there because Gary was a massive target, understandably so, because of a poor performing 2020 and really difficult start to \u201921 but yet he has resuscitated and found his way through to climb back toward the top of the mountain as one of the game\u2019s best at his position. And Gleyber is that type of player, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cashman added that Torres already this season had improved his defense at short after some early hiccups.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The Yankees expect Kluber back \u201cI\u2019ll say September because I\u2019d rather be late than early,\u201d Cashman said. \u201cI know he feels good.\u201d<\/p>\n