Memo To New York Yankees: Don't Let Boston and Tampa Get Stronger This Week

The clock is ticking. Three days to go. Three days until Friday's 4p.m. Major League Baseball trading deadline. This year's deadline has been highly anticipated. Maybe that's because there are so many players rumored to be traded. Quality players, like Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Scott Kazmir, Victor Martinez, and Adrian Gonzalez. The level of play has been really high for a lot of teams this year, so there hasn't been a definite amount of sellers like in the past. It makes for competitive baseball, but sooner or later teams need to decide if they are contenders or re-builders. The most competitve race has been in the A.L. East with the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Tampa Bay Rays. Currently, the Yankees are 2 1/2 up on the Red Sox and 7 1/2 up on the Rays. The Rays are five back on the Red Sox in the Wild Card chase. This past week has seen a furious amount of rumors flying all over, and a lot of them have involved the Red Sox and Rays. On the other side, the ...