The struggling New York Yankees are expected to land a "big relief arm" before Thursday's trade deadline, per ESPN's Jeff Passan on Tuesday's edition of Pardon The Interruption.

The Yankees and Mets are both prioritizing pitching, particularly bullpen help, as the trade deadline approaches, and fortune is in their corners.

After tossing seven strong innings in his last start, Sandy Alcantara's name is back atop deadline wish lists, with USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale reporting that trade interest has soared. The 2022 NL Cy Young winner has struggled this season after missing all of 2024 following Tommy John surgery.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone spoke about the team's plan ahead of the MLB trade deadline as their struggles continue.

Aaron Judge's elbow injury has altered the Yankees' plans during a down month of July — and could have altered them more, according to a new report.

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET this coming Thursday, July 31, and the action is beginning to pick up. This past weekend we saw Josh Naylor go to the Mariners and Ryan McMahon go to the Yankees,

The Royals reached a two-year, $46 million guaranteed contract extension with Lugo on Sunday, according to multiple reports. While Lugo was widely considered one of the top trade candidates ahead of Thursday's trade deadline, he'll instead be in Kansas City for years to come.

The New York Yankees have already made a handful of trades this season, but there are still some big decisions to be made in the coming days.