Yankees news: Let’s play two

SNY | Julia Yohe : While most of the attention has centered on whether or not Aaron Judge will be available for the Wild Card Series as he deals with a calf strain, two other Yankee bats have been inching towards a return. Giancarlo Stanton and Trent Grisham , on the IL for a series of calf strains and a strained hamstring, respectively, participated in baseball activities, and while it's too early to say whether either will actually be able to play, it's something worth paying attention to.

MLB Trade Rumors | Darragh McDonald : After spending the entire season rehabbing to return to the Bronx, Clarke Schmidt 's season ends after recording just two outs. The team placed him on the injured list with right bicep neuritis prior to last night's game, and while he theoretically could return for the ALCS (assuming the Yankees make it that far), he will have essentially missed a season and a half.

ESPN | Roundtable : As the season ends its final days, ESPN's baseball insiders got together to talk about what they've been hearing about the upcoming postseason. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Yankees appear to be one of the biggest wild cards: their starting rotation makes them dangerous in a short series, but their path to the ALCS consists of teams that have been very hot in the second half and whose strengths are perfectly placed to exploit the Yankees' weaknesses — especially with Aaron Judge on the shelf.