Aaron Boone does not talk about trade rumors with his Yankees players

CLEVELAND – While rumors continue to revolve around the Yankees and Manny Machado, Aaron Boone has stated that he does not feel the need to talk with his team.

"It's that time of year," Boone said Thursday before the Yankees launched a four-game series against the Indians. "You could end up answering the rumors all the time, so no, I do not."

The Yankees and Orioles continue to have discussions about Machado, who will be a free agent after the season, but as early as Thursday night, the indications were not about to happen.

Clearly, the Yankees do not want to give up their best prospects for what could very well equate to a two-month lease Of course, it does not hurt the Orioles to ask them.

The prevailing feeling in the industry is that if the Yankees end up with Machado, they will follow a scenario similar to that of last December, in which Giancarlo Stanton, in substance, fell on their knees.

As has been the case since winter, the priority of the Yankees remains the acquisition of launch depth.

Beautiful story but …

The match of St anton against the Mariners on June 20 gave the predictable tone of his first "Yankee Moment". In the next three games, he was 11, but in the next 17 games, he came in Thursday. at night he had a .386 / .449 / .629 slash, four circuits and 12 runs.

Boone did not buy the lazy narrative that suggests the shot triggered Stanton. "No, because I have the impression that he was building before that," he said.

The facts justify it. In the seven games leading up to this homerun, Stanton had a .385 / .414 / .654 slash with two homers and six RBIs.

Sanchez closed

Gary Sanchez (from the right groin) Boone said "it's possible" the catcher will begin a detox mission as early as Sunday. If there are no setbacks, it is expected that Sanchez will be activated when the Yankees start the second half of July 20 against the Mets at the stadium.

Torres, also

Gleyber Torres (right hip strain) worked for the first time on the infield during his rehabilitation and also did some field shopping. "He feels nothing here [the hip]," said Boone. "I think he's going in the right direction, he's close to where Gary is."

International haul

The Yankees announced the signing of 20 international players, including 16-year-old outfielder Kevin Alcantara. The native of Santo Domingo Centro in the Dominican Republic is ranked No. 4 International by FanGraphs and considered the # 15 international by Baseball America. Among the group is right-handed Rafael Severino, the 19-year-old brother of Luis Severino. The Yankees announced this signing on July 2nd.