FanGraphs | Dan Szymborski: Using his ZiPS projections, Szymborski answers the question of which teams stand to gain the most by adding a win or two worth of production at the trade deadline. It’s an interesting exercise, with the rival Rays and Red Sox standing as two of the teams that would see their playoff chances enhanced the most by buying at the deadline. However, even though their playoff odds projected by ZiPS aren’t that impacted by adding a couple of wins, the Yankees look like one of the teams that would see their World Series odds impacted most by buying. In fact, ZiPS projects that adding two WAR at the deadline could add over seven percentage points to the Yankees’ championship odds. Get it done, Cash.
New York Daily News | Mike Lupica: Speaking of urgency to move at the deadline, Lupica argues there is no team with more pressure on them than the Yankees, to add and to win. Do we hear something along these lines… pretty much every year? Sure. That said, as we established, the Yankees have a lot to gain from buying at the deadline. It really does behoove them to make sure they take their best shot this year.
USA Today | Larry Berger: Devin Williams has not had the year most of us envisioned, pitching well of late, but a positively disastrous start to 2025 wrecking his overall stats. Williams spoke candidly about his up-and-down season, telling USA Today “It’s been good and bad, (but) for the most part it’s been good. In person, people are very encouraging.” The closer has taken plenty of heat for his struggles, but has worked through them and has been one of the best relievers in the game the last couple months, running a 1.90 ERA over his last 25 appearances entering play yesterday.
The Athletic | Sam Blum: Here we have an unexpectedly affecting profile of former Yankee Chris Carter. The first baseman hit a National League-leading 41 homers for the 2016 Brewers and played 62 games for the 2017 Yankees, but hasn’t appeared in the majors since. Carter has quietly continued to ply his trade though, recently notching his 500th career professional home run while playing in Mexico. Carter details the mixed emotions of reaching a remarkable milestone so far from the bigs, with the 38-year-old and his agent feeling as though his slugging skillset was overlooked in MLB. Defensive shortcomings plagued Carter while in the majors and ultimately kept him from ever returning to the top level, but there is something honorable about Carter raging against the dying light, suiting up and posting no matter which league he finds himself in.