The New York Yankees are set up to be buyers at the July 31 trade deadline. The team has clear needs, and could use one of their top prospects as trade bait.

The New York Yankees and New York Mets don't do a lot of dealing. But they actually line up pretty nicely to help one another before the MLB trade deadline, if they want. The Athletic's Jim Bowden explains in a new article Monday:

The Yankees have a blockbuster trade deal “on the table,” according to one of the team’s radio broadcasters.

The Yankees figure to be one of the most aggressive teams at the trade deadline. Here are nine names to watch over the next 10 days.

The New York Yankees need to find an affordable starting pitcher to acquire at the trade deadline, or they're going to be left behind in the American League.

We're clear of the All-Star break and the MLB Draft, and that means the next big date on the baseball calendar is the July 31 trade deadline. Speaking of which, each day leading up to the deadline brings us a fresh supply of deadline rumors,

ESPN insiders Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel strongly suggest there’s a 90 percent chance Suarez gets traded before the deadline. He’s expendable even if the Diamondbacks do not have a fire sale.

On Monday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic named one such pitcher the Yankees might have a shot at acquiring: Athletics fireballer Mason Miller. However, he also noted that the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers would be potential rivals in the bidding war.