Yankees potential trade target: Jacob deGrom update

Last month, Brett Borzelli examined Mets ace Jacob deGrom as a potential trade candidate for the Yankees. He made an optimistic, albeit pragmatic, case for a trade. “The Yankees are in a unique position to help the Mets in all areas of need, without diminishing their own team,” Borzelli opined. “Would the Mets execute a deal with their crosstown rivals? They’d be foolish not to, especially if the Yankees make the best offer. Shunning the best package to avoid helping the Yankees would be like cutting off your nose to spite your face.”

That ran on June 24th. In the time since, deGrom has done nothing but continue to pitch at the game’s highest level. He tossed eight shutout innings against…