hardball Joel Sherman The creative ways Yankees can attack trade market lacking true sellers By Joel Sherman Published June 20, 2026, 11:21 a.m. ET Brian Cashman has roster holes to plug for manager Aaron Boone. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Trent Grisham, placed on the injured list June 12 with a strained hamstring, was doing quick start and stop agility drills early in this current homestand.
Max Fried, out since May 13 with a bone bruise in his pitching left elbow, has been throwing bullpen sessions and is expected soon to graduate to facing hitters.
Aaron Judge, out since May 31 with a stress fracture in a rib, is two-ish weeks from imaging to determine how his rehab should proceed.
The Yankees expect all back before the Aug. 3 trade deadline and, if full strength is reached, that would return a starting outfield of Grisham, Judge and Cody Bellinger. The rotation would be constructed around Fried, Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón and Cam Schlittler.
