Aaron Judge is officially on the injured list and will miss the next eight games that will feature matchups against the Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins and Texas Rangers. The trade deadline is this coming Thursday, and the New York Yankees' performance against Tampa could change everything.
If the Bombers can get by without Judge, they will likely remain buyers with an eye on the World Series. But the Yankees' version of "buying" usually just features adding one somewhat impact player followed by a couple of other guys who take up space. Either way, Brian Cashman will be keeping the same approach he likely had two days ago if all goes as planned.