MLB trade deadline rumors: Yankees check in on Oneil Cruz
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The first major trade deadline deal of the year just went down, as the Seattle Mariners acquired Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks. This deal was a no-b
It's clear as day that the Yankees, who are getting by with a combination of Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas, could become a much better team with Suárez. Not only does the Arizona Diamondbacks slugger have 36 home runs, one off the National League lead, but he's eighth in all of baseball with a .918 OPS.
Facing the Blue Jays for the first time since the All-Star break, the Yankees offered up a stark reminder of just how far they are from returning to the World Series as one of their biggest roster shortcomings, third baseman Oswald Peraza, struggled.