Just when it seemed like the New York Yankees were ready to ride out the trade deadline, they dropped a double drama. The post Yankees Go After Mets’ $6.5M Trade Deadline Target After Ryan McMahon Steal appeared first on EssentiallySports.

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They aren’t bad options at all, but they’re no Suarez. The good thing is to get either of them, the Yankees would have to cough up a lot of prospects in return. Donovan has had a strong season with St. Louis and if the Cardinals decide to sell he could be a solid acquisition.

The New York Yankees have not played their best baseball since the start of June. They are 21-24 since June 1, and Aaron Boone could be on the hot seat.

The New York Mets just shook up their bullpen, and Joel Sherman passed along a perfect scouting note from an executive who knows Gregory Soto well. The reliever

While the bullpen remains an area of improvement for the New York Mets ahead of the trade deadline, even after acquiring reliever Gregory Soto from the Orioles,

Should the New York Yankees and New York Mets swap two of their young, talented, but frustrating players before next

Among them, former Yankees ace CC Sabathia and former Mets closer Billy Wagner, who also appeared in one game for the Binghamton Mets in 2008.