Even more work needs to be done for the Yankees to win the AL East.

Even more work needs to be done for the Yankees to win the AL East.

Last year, the Orioles claimed the American League East, with 101 wins even though they didn’t have a true ace in their start rotation.

The Yankees are upset that Baltimore has among the best pitchers in the major leagues right now.

As part of a huge trade with the Brewers on Thursday night, the defending division champions got right-handed pitcher Corbin Burnes in exchange for infielder Joey Ortiz, left-handed pitcher D.L. Hall, and the 34th overall pick of the 2024 MLB Draft. Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal was the first to report the deal.

That was seven games more than any other team in the AL East. “You kind of sign up for this in the American League Southeast anyway. You have to get better.

They were only seven games behind first place on June 4. For the rest of the season, they had to look up at the Rays followed by the Orioles, and they are now trying to avoid finishing last for the very first time since 1990.

The Yankees won’t be able to fix a lot of their problems quickly. In the meantime, the Orioles and Rays, with their mix of young and experienced players, look like they will continue to be strong teams at the top of the division for years to come.

“There’s no reason to think it won’t be a great division once again next year,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said on Wednesday before their game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park was rained out. The game will now happen on Thursday as part of a split doubleheader.

“The cream will get to the top.” That means we need to get better, figure it out, and try to get ready to compete with these teams who’ve grown up.

They are eight games behind the Tampa Bay Rays and in last place across the AL East. Also, they just lost two of three games in Tampa Bay. The Rays look like they are better than the New York Yankees right now.

The Yankees still win games even though they’ve had a lot more injuries than the Mets. They also play in a much tougher division. The Yankees can still keep up with…You know the Yankees will do well once they start to feel better.

After 25 years without a coaching change during the season, Brian Cashman, the general manager of the New York Yankees, replaced hit coach Dillon Lawson with Casey beforehand the All-Star break to try to get the offense going again.

But after five games, Cashman’s attempt to change the season has made Lawson look like a scapegoat, and the Yankees don’t have a clear way to respond other than to accept that their window for making the World Series looks to be closing.

The only time they’ve done well at the plate was Monday when Aaron Judge hit a hard hit over the right field fence during batting practice.

With a 5-1 loss against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, the New York Yankees had only two hits and are now 1-4 since an All-Star break.

Los Angeles took an early lead in a two-run home run by Mickey Moniak in the bottom for the first inning.

The Angels never came back, scoring another run to the third on a wild pitch by Domingo Germán and two more in the fifth on a triple by Shohei Ohtani and a single by Moniak.

Even though there was a feeling of defeat in the locker room after this game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone remains positive despite the team’s string of disappointing losses.

Boone said after the game, “We’re going to keep competing.” This is the only thing we can do and the only answer that will be interesting to you until we find a way through.

Boone is still adamant that his team’s problems are only temporary, but the Yankees’ play in Anaheim so far is worrying. They have struck toward 26 times as well as scored 4 runs in two games against a just-okay team (48–48).

As things stand, New York is now in last place in the Atlantic League East and 2.5 games behind a wild-card spot.

This makes me wonder if Cashman should change his mind about his plans before the trade deadline.

Boone played down the importance of the deadline before Tuesday’s game, pointing out that the Yankees will already have a boost when Judge returns from a toe injury, and it would possibly be best for New York not to put more money on the line in the hopes of making another deep playoff run.