The New York Yankees already performed some patch work on what appears to be a fringe playoff team by pulling off a blockbuster deal with the rebuilding Chicago White Sox.
Adding David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle will be able to help turn around what is an abysmal 9-18 record in one-run games and new starting third baseman Todd Frazier (.760 OPS) will bring an improvement to the hot corner. The Yankees currently rank 24th in MLB with a .692 OPS from third base in 2017.
What general manager Brian Cashman didn’t do however was make an addition to the starting rotation.