Revisiting the MLBTR Archives: June 2013

Overbay. (Rob Carr/Getty)A new month has started — and that new month is almost over, but I digress — which means it is time for another trip through the MLB Trade Rumors archives. June is typically a good month for trade rumors. The amateur draft passes and teams start to get serious about looking for ways to address their roster weaknesses, either short-term (buyers) or long-term (sellers).

On the morning of June 1st, the 2013 Yankees were 31-23 and one game behind the Red Sox in the AL East, though injuries and their patchwork lineup were starting to catch up to them. The Yankees lost five of their last six games in May and scored 14 runs in those six games. The fade in the standings and…