11 Yankees observations: Glaring problem? Who's impressed? Who hasn't?

Didi Gregorius: It’s not just that, entering Friday, Gregorius had hit .278 with three homers and a .836 OPS since the All-Star break. It’s that he’s done it with hardly getting a breather. Gregorius played 17 straight games at the game’s second most grueling position since the break before Boone gave him an off day Wednesday in Chicago.

Too much Shane Robinson: The Yankees didn’t add a bat at the deadline and they traded away Billy McKinney and Tyler Austin — two players who could have filled in as Giancarlo Stanton nurses his left hamstring strain at designated hitter. Of course, the Yankees had their reasons for making each deal. But the Yankees left themselves exposed, knowing Clint…