YANKEES HAVE A PLAN FOR THE TRADE DEADLINE - FINALLY!

The trade deadline is almost here! It's my favorite time of the year because I like to keep my ear tuned into all of the good rumors. This year hasn't been as exciting for me because the Yankees have severely underperformed, and Aaron Boone is just a terrible and incompetent manager. So it leaves all of us questioning.... what's going to happen now?

Well, we finally have clarity. Yankee brass met earlier in the week to decide what their strategy would be for the trade deadline. Will the Yankees sell? Or will they go "all in" knowing that third Wild Card spot is still in reach?

According to SI.com HERE, the Yankees will be BUYERS and they are targeting an outfielder AND a reliever. It's been rumored HERE that the Yankees have their eye on four potential outfield targets, with Cody Bellinger being the hottest name on the rumor mill. The Cubs are not far off from a Wild Card spot either, so there is no guarantees that he will even be available. That could change quickly though over the weekend. The Yankees are 3 games back of a Wild Card while the Cubs are 4.5 games out. Bellinger certainly has made the most of his free agent season, and his bat could be a nice addition to the Yankee lineup.

But I have been thinking a lot about the Yankee lineup. The team we have on the field is nowhere to be found on the field. The Yankees have the talent just like we discussed yesterday in WHERE'S THE YANKEES RALLY CRY? You can have all the talent in the world on your roster, but if you don't know how to relate to the players and get them to execute then you can't expect to win. At that point, it is time to have the hard honest conversation and start looking at your manager. I'm tired of hearing "well the manager can't get up and swing the bat for a player" and that may be true.... but Boone should be a leader and know how to get into the mindset of his team. Brian Cashman tried to sell us on this idea that he is this great relator and manager.... but he's not managing anything. He's failing.

So honestly, I have to sit and wonder.... even if all baseball miracles happened and the Yankees managed to pick up all of the BEST free agents' money and trade prospects could buy, would it even matter? These new additions would be walking into chaos and then we expect them to save us? It just doesn't work that way. 

No matter what happens at the end of this season, it's time to be honest about what Aaron Boone does not bring to the table. He hasn't delivered and there's nothing that makes me feel optimistic that he can. The only thing I want to see the Yankees SELL....would be Boone. Add Cashman too, because he's no prize either.

--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa

BYB Senior Managing Editor

Twitter: @nyprincessj