This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Amed Rosario trade: Yankees acquire former Mets player ahead of MLB trade deadline Losing the best hitter on Earth for any amount of time is an unequivocal bad, but the Yankees are better situated to withstand a Judge-less world than they were two years ago.

The scuffling New York Yankees added infield depth Son aturday night, acquiring Amed Rosario from the Washington Nationals for pitcher Clayton Beeter and a minor leaguer. The move came hours after New York placed slugger Aaron Judge on the injured list — and one day after the Yankees obtained third baseman Ryan McMahon from the

Major League Baseball's trade deadline, scheduled for July 31, is now just a week away. In other words, it's that blessed (or cursed, depending on your perspective) time of the year when rumors and transactions dominate our coverage.