It Might Be Time For The Yankees To Sell

After this afternoon's 5-4 loss to the Red Sox, it might be time for the Yankees to sell. There's no momentum to be found, and they have an average starting rotation at best and a dismal lineup of botched prospects and bad contracts to boot.

Just a dumpster fire of a year in the Bronx.

The Yankees stole yesterday's game down three coming into the ninth on an improbable Rougned Odor two-run double, and then followed with a botched eighth and ninth inning tonight. Today's letdown was merely a microcosm of the season -- wild disappointment, followed by a surprising yet refreshing win, all to collapse with an on-the-field fart of a finale.

And for those counting, the Yankees are spending just north of $203 million. That means they have little wiggle room for roster tweaks, and if they do, such tweaks pretty much have to pay off immediately. Going over the $210 million mark creates a luxury tax, and no team would want to cross that line for nothing. Even the Yankees want to steer clear of that.

But what's troubling is just how bad this roster is despite their payroll. General manager Brian Cashman accumulated a plethora of injury-prone right-handed bats with similar offensive approaches: Launch angle swings that do nothing to help the ground-ball-inducing starting rotation this front office has built. A total disaster that I would be hesitant to try and fix before I hit the reset button. I'm just not sure the Yankees are allowed to work conservatively. They're the freaking NEW YORK YANKEES.

Is it possible they buy though?

Sadly enough, this Yankees team sits only 3.5 games back of the American League wildcard. But will Cashman push all the chips to the center of the table, even though there's no momentum in sight? Most Yankees fans know that's not his m.o., and I doubt he'll break that mold now. He's mostly been a risk-free Carin, if you ask me.

For the past decade, the Yankees have looked for players bad teams aren't using properly so they can "unlock" that potential. Problem is that you can't look for projects everywhere and expect World Series results. You have to go find players that'll ball out anywhere -- you just need them to pull through in New York.

That'll cost money, and even more importantly, it'll force the Yankees to push over that luxury tag. I have Max Scherzer in mind to help round out that rotation, but how close do the Yankees think they are? How they spend their money these next couple days will tell us all we need to know. Cheeks should be clenched in the Bronx.