Where Was the Yankees' Sense of Urgency at the Deadline?

Going into the MLB trade deadline, the New York Yankees had four holes that needed attention - catcher, shortstop, outfield, bullpen.

The team's deadline moves yielded a first baseman in Luis Garcia Jr (yes, he has played other infield positions but he's not a shortstop), an outfielder in Heliot Ramos, and....

And therein lies the problem.  New York's moves at the deadline simply weren't enough, which is indicative of a lack of urgency on the team's part.

Garcia is a legit bat in the lineup; we're talking about a guy who was leading the National League in slugging at the time of the trade.  Ramos is at least a stop gap until Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger come back.

You can argue that the Yankees have enough in their bullpen to make a deep run in October, but when both the Rays and Red Sox make improvements at catcher, and you do NOTHING to fix your own problems behind the plate, there's an overwhelming feeling that the Yankees may think they can get by with Austin Wells as their everyday catcher.

As for shortstop, the Yankees chose to make a move from within, bringing up highly-touted prospect George Lombard Jr and sending Anthony Volpe down to AAA.

Did the Yankees get better at the deadline?  The lineup should improve with Garcia and Ramos.  Lombard deserves a chance to show what he can do.

But you can also easily make the argument that the Rays and Red Sox, currently on either side of the Yankees in the American League standings, did a lot more than New York did.

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