The Yankees are one of a half-dozen teams , but the Giants are telling teams they dont want to pay down Snells $30 million 2025 player option. The Yankees asked about but were told they dont match up, at least initially. And yes, the Yankees have interest in elite left-hander Tarik Skubal maybe the games best starting pitcher but like the rest of baseball they also dont believe the improving Tigers have any interest in trading him. Brian Cashman must find a major upgrade for the Buddy Bell Jersey Yankees rotation, The Posts Jon Heyman writes. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST One person with some knowledge of the Skubal situation, actually texted in regard to a trade po sibility, NO CHANCE. Of course, you never know, but the all-caps text is pretty convincing. There were also some rumblings the Yankees were in on top right-handed rental Jack Flaherty. However, things didnt look overwhelmingly positive on that front, either. More From Jon Heyman The Yankees are handicapped by having only a middling stash of prospects, being firmly ensconced in the fourth-tier, 110 percent luxury-tax basket and wanting desperately to give themselves enough financial flexibility to maintain . But they better do something. The rival Orioles and theyre loaded to keep adding. And if there were legitimate betting houses taking wagers on Snell and Skubal, theyd probably be the favorite for either one. The Yankees have checked in on Blake Snell ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline. AP Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Jazz Chisholm Jr. , and its great hes super-happy to try to play third base (a spot hed never played in profe sional baseball until Monday), and hell probably hit better than league average now that hes in the middle of a real major league lineup. But this deadline cant be considered a huge winner if the Yankees only land Chisholm and a reliever or two even if they somehow , Kyle Finnegan or Pete Fairbanks. The Yankees are the marquee franchise of Major League Baseball, they havent won or even been to a World Series in 15 years and Soto conceivably could head elsewhere after the season (though the New Yorker in me believes hed be smart to stay). And if they do nothing more, they arent even the best team in their own division, much le s the league or MLB. The Orioles beat the Yankees by 19 games last year, and while reasonable health, Judges extraordinary hitting and Sotos presence closed the gap a bit, its hard to see the Yankees as the AL East favorite. Theyre good. But they arent good enough. I do like the Jazz move, and not just because hes good for newspaper headline writers. He brings new life to our Jekyll-and-Hyde team which followed more than a month as the second-worst team in baseball after two-plus months playing like they were the best team. Of course, we know now that was a mirage, and while its always po sible to recapture that magic in October (heaven knows theyre due for some playoff over-performance against somebody other than the Twins), the smart money says thats not too likely. This team has too many questions, from the unbalanced lineup to the pitch-to-contact bullpen to the rotation that has great names and potential but like the rest of the team performed impo sibly poorly for over a month after performing improbably wonderfully for two-plus months. Its great that Gerrit Cole is back but hes still trying to recapture his 2023 magic following an elbow i sue that cost him the first half of the season. Carlos Rodon, Marcus Stroman and even Nestor Cortes , just not quite enough of them since their slide started in mid-June. Luis Gil out of nowhere is their best starter but he, too, is showing some inconsistency. Garrett Crochet is one of the most sought-after pitchers ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline. AP They need to bolster their rotation in a big way, not just because the Orioles (and Dodgers) are the most likely team to do so, but also because they are just not good enough. I get it. The price of doing busine s isnt just high, its extraordinary. But its time to act. The folks who follow the minors game a lot more closely say the prospect prices for Carlos Estevez and Jason Adam were enormous. So to get a rotation difference-maker its clear youll need to give up big prospects and/or fork over big bucks. The Yankees are in the very same situation they were this spring in needing to add a great rotation piece. Only now we know for sure thats the case. Crochet would cost big prospects, and come with October uncertainty due to his big innings jump and concern about his arm and elbow. Skubal (if hes even being discu sed) would cost all the best prospects. And Snell wouldnt come cheap. But some marginal moves around the edges, even fun ones like Jazz, just arent going to cut it. This team needs too much help. Konnor Pilkington Jersey