Entering the trade deadline madness, several members of the New York Yankees looked to be in danger of losing their roster spots. Now that the dust has settled, some fates have been sealed while others have been given a stay of execution. The question for some will be: how long will the reprieve last?
With some members of the injured list contingent on the verge of returns, and other wounded Yankees expected back at some point this year, there will be many more moves and roster shuffling to come. However, looking toward the future, a handful of impending free agents may toil down the stretch with the new faces acquired at the deadline, only to see those shiny new acquisitions ascend to be their eventual replacements once their contracts expire.