LUPICA SAYS MAYBE IT SHOULD BE ZACH BRITTON...

And I like it.

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Yes, it really is something to think about.

Here's what Mike Lupica of the New York Daily News wrote:

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"So do they go for another Sonny Gray, at a time when there are a bunch of Sonny Grays out there? Or do they add another arm like Zach Britton to what is already a deep and talented bullpen, which would be the bullpen equivalent of adding the kind of stick they would have added with Machado? Maybe you add somebody like Britton and tell everybody you’re not even looking for five solid innings for your starters in October, but even less than that. 

It’s worth mentioning again that if you add Britton, you keep him away from the Red Sox, Astros, or even the Cubs."

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But is Britton the answer, and will the Orioles pass him around the AL East? Sure, we all heard the rumors about the Orioles and Yankees and Manny Machado, but to be honest, if the Yankees were REALLY in it, they would have grabbed him.  Cashman is a genius because Cashman knows what he wants and will not bend over to give up solid young talent anymore.  At least the good ones.  So far, it has worked out wonderfully.

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But back to Britton.  Is Britton like Sonny Gray... just in a reliever's body? Is he better in a smaller market, and filled with pressure of coming to a place like the Bronx?  I guess the honest answer is we won't know that until we pull the trigger.  Bottom line though, it does worry me because you all know how I feel about Gray and his inconsistency… it's mind numbing.

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This season Britton is 1-0 with a 3.45 ERA. He's struck out 13 and has walked 10.  This is all in 16 games.  But, he's 30 and with Jeurys Familia and Brad Hand not on the market as MLB Trade Rumors has suggested, Britton is the next logical get.

The question is will the Yankees do this, and make it alittle easier on their starting rotation? The bullpen has been good and helpful this season with a few hiccups along the way, but still, I like them better than any other pen out there.  Add in Britton and it just gets better.

Add in Britton and it could really pick this team up.

Look, we all know Lupica is an opinion writer and not a baseball insider by any means.  I'm a younger, more novice version of that.  That being said the idea makes sense.  We will just have to see.

Stay tuned.

Nice column, Mike.