Overview
- Brian Cashman told reporters Thursday that the team is in a severe midseason slump and urged the club to 'find a way' through what he called a recurring summertime 'storm.'
- Key players — Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Max Fried and Carlos Rodón — are on the injured list and the Yankees have been substantially worse without Judge in the lineup.
- Judge is scheduled for reimaging over the All‑Star break to assess healing and would need roughly three weeks of baseball activity to ramp back up if cleared.
- The club reported incremental rehab progress — Fried is set to face hitters in a simulated game, Rodón has been cleared to play catch and Stanton has resumed light running — while Triple‑A righty Carlos Lagrange faces a capsular shoulder sprain that may end his season.
- Cashman said the team is 'open for business' before the Aug. 3 trade deadline as it weighs short‑term bullpen and catching upgrades and possible calls for prospects such as George Lombard Jr., with the amateur draft expected to sharpen trade activity.