MLB trade rumors: Does Aaron Boone think Yankees should add bat?

Yankees manager Aaron Boone talks whether general manager Brian Cashman should add offense following star Aaron Judge’s fractured wrist and disabled list placement. The MLB trade deadline is Tuesday, July 31.

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NEW YORK — With Aaron Judge out, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he’s fine if general manager Brian Cashman doesn’t add another bat.

“You never know what materializes,” Boone said of the trade market before Friday’s game against the Royals at Yankee Stadium.

“But, absolutely, we feel like we have a club, even without Aaron, capable of going out there and winning games. That will be our expectation. Whether we get reinforcements or whatever, who knows, and I don’t think in that room we really concern ourselves with that because we absolutely have the men capable of getting things done.”

9 observations with Judge hurt

Judge won’t be back for at least three weeks with a fractured right wrist suffered in Thursday’s 7-2 win over the Royals in the Bronx.

Judge took a 93-mph fastball off the wrist in the first inning but stayed in the game, even getting another at-bat, before getting pulled in the fourth inning.

Judge’s absence yanks one of the best hitters in baseball from the Yankees’ lineup. He’s hitting .285 with 26 homers and 61 RBI in 99 games.

While the Yankees’ lineup will still be solid as Judge recovers, adding a bat wouldn’t hurt.

Cashman has already shown he believes in the Yankees’ World Series hopes, adding starting pitcher J.A. Happ from the Blue Jays and closer Zach Britton from the Orioles this week.

There are several potential outfield trades the Yankees could make. The most obvious could see a familiar face end up in the Bronx. Ex-Yankees and Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson plays for the Blue Jays. Toronto and the Yankees have been in contact and maybe a deal could be worked out for Granderson, who still has pop, doesn’t cost much and is a free agent at season’s end.

Miami’s Cameron Maybin could also make sense.

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