It’s difficult to say which team, the Yankees or Mets, faced more pressure at this year’s trade deadline. Both began the season with World Series expectations, payrolls well over $300 million ...

If the Yankees and Mets make it all the way to the end of October for a Subway Series, it will to a large extent be due to the similar philosophy they took at the end of July.

The Yankees and Mets are both prioritizing pitching, particularly bullpen help, as the trade deadline approaches, and fortune is in their corners. In quite a rarity, the generous supply may nearly ...