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July 16: Could Robertson reunion make sense for Yanks' bullpen?
Fernando Cruz, Mark Leiter Jr. and Yerry De Los Santos are all on the injured list. Luke Weaver missed three weeks with a hamstring strain. And Devin Williams' start to 2025 didn't inspire confidence.
Those are all reasons why general manager Brian Cashman listed relievers on what he admitted was a "long list" of additions the Yanks hope to make ahead of the July 31 Trade Deadline. But they might not have to turn to the trade market to do it.
As Will Sammon of The Athletic reported Tuesday (subscription required), the Yankees are among the teams expressing interest in signing free-agent right-hander David Robertson. That's a familiar name to Yankees faithful: Robertson began his career with New York, was part of the Yankees' 2009 World Series-winning club and returned to the team in a 2017 trade.
Robertson, who turned 40 years old in April, has remained effective despite his age. He last pitched for the Rangers in 2024, posting a 3.00 ERA with 99 strikeouts in 72 innings, and he owns a 3.04 career postseason ERA in 47 1/3 innings. He declined a $7 million mutual option to stay with Texas in 2025, taking a $1.5 million buyout to become a free agent.
The Yankees will have some competition in signing the veteran, who has received interest from several clubs, including the Mets. Representatives from multiple teams are expected to attend one of Robertson's throwing sessions, according to Sammon.
Assuming Robertson hasn't lost a step during his layoff from the Major Leagues, he'd make a lot of sense for a Yankees bullpen that could use the depth. Yanks relievers have a combined ERA of 4.08 this season, which ranks 20th in the Majors, and adding another arm -- whether it's Robertson or a trade candidate -- would help take stress off Weaver and Williams in the back end of the 'pen.
July 15: Latest on Yankees’ potential third-base targets
The Yankees’ decision to move Jazz Chisholm Jr. back to second base was another sign that the team would be making third base a priority at the Trade Deadline. In the interim, former prospect Oswald Peraza has been starting at the hot corner, but he has done nothing at the plate this season to suggest he is the answer to the club’s third-base woes.
Writing for the New York Post (subscription required), MLB Network insider Jon Heyman reports that the D-backs’ Eugenio Suárez, the Rockies’ Ryan McMahon and the Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes “all are on the Yankees’ radar.”
As Heyman notes, Suárez -- a 2025 All-Star and pending free agent with 31 home runs this season -- is easily the best option for the Yankees, especially given the team’s struggles against left-handed pitching. However, it remains unclear if Arizona will be selling. Plus, even if the D-backs do sell, the Yankees won’t be alone in their pursuit of Suárez. So New York must keep its options open.
One long-shot option we can likely rule out? The Braves' Austin Riley. A person familiar with Atlanta's thinking told Heyman that there is "no chance" the Braves move Riley.
It appears we can also cross the Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado off the list of New York's potential targets. Per Heyman, the Bronx Bombers “have shown no interest” in the 34-year-old, who is owed $42 million across 2026-27 ($5 million of that will be paid by the Rockies) and owns a 94 OPS+ this season.
The 30-year-old McMahon has a similar deal (owed $32 million across 2026-27) and an even lower OPS+ (84), but he’s younger than Arenado and has more offensive upside, with a left-handed swing that could work well at Yankee Stadium. Although the 2024 All-Star has a slugging percentage of just .376 in '25, his expected SLG is .439 due in part to his solid batted-ball metrics (11.9% barrel rate, 48.1% hard-hit rate). The 30-year-old also brings plus defense at the hot corner; McMahon's 41 Outs Above Average since 2021 rank third-best at the position, trailing only Hayes and Arenado.
July 10: Will Yankees target D-backs' Gallen at the Trade Deadline?
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman knows his team's list of needs is a long one.
"I’d certainly love to import a starter, some relievers because our bullpen has been taxed with injuries and an infielder, if possible," Cashman said Wednesday.
In regards to that first item, the Yankees could go after the likes of Sandy Alcantara, Edward Cabrera, Mitch Keller or another starter to patch their injury-ravaged rotation. MLB Network insider Jon Paul Morosi does have another name in mind: D-backs right-hander Zac Gallen.
Morosi said during Thursday's edition of MLB Central that he thinks Gallen and the Yanks "would be a really good fit." Gallen, who turns 30 next month, is in the middle of a rough season. He has a 5.15 ERA over 110 1/3 innings. His 22.7% strikeout rate is a career low and well below his average (26.1%). However, the New Jersey native earned Cy Young votes in two of the past three seasons and has allowed only one earned run with 19 K's across 13 innings this month.
What's unclear is if the D-backs will actually sell their rotation ace. Arizona entered Thursday at 46-47, in fourth place in the NL West and 4 1/2 games back of a Wild Card spot. D-backs general manager Mike Hazen has been adamant in recent weeks that he doesn't want to be a Deadline seller, but he may have no choice if the club doesn't start climbing up the standings.
Gallen, fellow starting pitcher Merrill Kelly and slugging third baseman Eugenio Suárez are all on expiring contracts in Arizona. And all could make sense for the Bronx Bombers.