“Guardians are listening on relievers, including stars Cade Smith and Emmanuel Clasé,” New York Post MLB insider Jon Heyman reported on Saturday. “Prices are understandably high. They are seen as not too likely to trade either top pen guy, and with MLB’s easiest closing schedule, they aren’t even a certain seller.”

The New York Yankees are already a World Series favorite in the American League, the fifth-ranked offense in Major League Baseball, with a team batting average of .258 and a captain in Aaron Judge with 35 home runs at the All-Star break.

Access the Yankees beat like never before Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. Brian Cashman uses the expression often in reference to the trade deadline.

There is no sillier narrative in sports, certainly not around here, than this one: Yankee fans are spoiled and entitled ingrates who don’t appreciate the fact that their team never has a losing

The New York Yankees are projected to execute a massive deadline trade to fortify the roster in several critical ways.

Of most immediate concern is the status of Max Fried’s blister. The Yankees are going nowhere if they don’t have Fried atop their rotation, but it is still not clear whether the left-hander will need an IL stint because of the blister issue that popped up in Saturday’s start and has cost him time in the past.

A few guesses on the home run race, the trade deadline and a surprising regular season finish for the Yankees.

The New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers could target the same players at the trade deadline, as they're both looking for bullpen help.