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

To set the stage for the sprint to the deadline, here's a primer based on what I'm hearing from front office executives across the league.

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 Twins are reportedly receiving constant trade calls before the deadline from teams including the Yankees and Red Sox.

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.