On Sunday, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reported that Jake Bird of the Colorado Rockies was a name on the Yankees' list of potential bullpen trade targets. Bird has more than a strikeout per inning this season, and won't be a free agent until after the 2028 season.

The Yankees have had a need for a third baseman since releasing DJ LeMahieu and moving Jazz Chisholm back to the keystone. As of late, manager Aaron Boone has used a combination of Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas at the hot corner. Clearly New York, now 4 ½ games back in the American League East, was not satisfied with that arrangement.

Yankees trade for Ryan McMahon but his stats outside Coors Field raise big questions originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Yankees finally got their third baseman. Now comes the part where they figure out what they really got.