The New York Yankees are expected to be buyers before the MLB trade deadline. With several holes to fill in their roster, the Yanks have kept their eye on several sluggers. Mainly, they are looking for a third baseman.

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Red Sox and Yankees are both scouting Arizona Diamondbacks righties Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly in person during the current Arizona homestand.

The Phillies, who have been searching for relief pitching help throughout the season, have agreed to sign veteran reliever David Robertson, reports The Athletic. It's a deal for the rest of the season for $16 million, prorated for just the remainder of the Phillies' games, reports MLB.com, or roughly $6 million.

Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow acknowledged before the All-Star break that, once it became clear Rafael Devers wasn’t going to be a first base option, the team hoped Abraham Toro and Romy Gonzalez might provide a stopgap solution. But the duo has surpassed such measured expectations.

In an interview with MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM, Breslow described the Red Sox’ deadline needs as “fluid” due to some of the recent individual performances they’ve had at certain positions.

The Atlanta Braves will have two members of the 2018 Boston Red Sox World Series championship team on their roster on Monday.

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The Boston Red Sox starting rotation has not been great this year. Alex Cora announced what the rotation will look like moving forward after injury updates.