The New York Yankees are one of Major League Baseball's most curious teams ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline, sitting at 53-47 and last place in the AL East, though just 2.5 games out of the final AL Wild Card berth.
According to the New York Post's Jon Heyman, the Yankees are "hoping to become trade deadline buyers but have decided they aren't quite ready to dive into the market in a big way yet" and remain in "trade limbo," though if they do engage in the market as buyers, the plan is to "target an outfielder and a bullpen piece.