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After the bullpen gave up 10 earned runs in a 12–5 loss, the team optioned right-hander Scott Effross and infielder Jorbit Vivas to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, opening two roster spots ahead of Saturday’s game at Yankee Stadium.

As the MLB trade deadline approaches, the Arizona Diamondbacks could have interest in two of their veteran starting pitchers.

Major League Baseball's trade deadline, scheduled for July 31, is now just a week away. In other words, it's that blessed (or cursed, depending on your perspective) time of the year when rumors and transactions dominate our coverage.

One American League scout believes the Yankees will hold onto minor league outfielder Spencer Jones past Thursday's trade deadline, per comments made to ESPN's Jorge Castillo.

Paul Goldschmidt wishes he had played it differently during the Yankees' game against the Phillies. Instead of attempting an off-balance throw to home plate, he believes he should have gone for the out at first base.

If former MLB manager Joe Maddon were at the helm of the Yankees, the floundering Anthony Volpe would be heading back down to Triple-A. “I think there’s got to be some consideration, or thought, or talking about him possibly going back down,” Maddon said Thursday on MLB Network’s “MLB Now.”