What follows is not Yankee-centric.  With Ubaldo Jimenez and Hiroki Kuroda apparently off the table, I wouldn’t fault the Yankees for standing pat.

Here are some other trades I’d like to see, as I think they represent win-win situations for both teams and players:

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From Jon Morosi of Fox:

#RedSox, #Reds, #Indians are still on Jimenez, sources tell @Ken_Rosenthal. #Yankees aren’t having active talks with #Rockies at this time.

And Jon Heyman elaborates a bit on what the most recent talks looked like:

price on ubaldo down a tad. #rockies not asking for banuelos now. betances, montero, nova would work. nyy still says no. #tradedeadline

I try not to put too much stock in the various reports that come out this time of year, because you don’t know who’s leaking the information and what their motives are, nor do you know how much of a position is real and how much is just negotiating posture, but I will say this: If the Yankees don’t acquire Ubaldo Jimenez this weekend because Brian Cashman wouldn’t part with a more than reasonable package of Jesus Montero, Dellin Betances, and Ivan Nova, it might be time for the Yankees to seriously consider getting a fresh perspective in the general manager’s office.

Update: Somehow I missed this one, but Morosi also tweeted the following:

Also: Sources tell @Ken_Rosenthal that #Yankees aren’t willing to put Nova, Betances, Banuelos, OR Montero in Jimenez deal. #Rockies

That might be the single most insane trade deadline report I’ve ever seen, and makes me think there’s a lot of misinformation and such being thrown around by someone. After all, the Yankees couldn’t seriously refuse to trade Ivan Nova for Ubaldo Jimenez, could they?

Update II: Troy Renck of the Denver Post is reporting on Twitter that he hears a deal to send Ubaldo to Cleveland is done. Needless to say, I’m not very happy right now.

It sure sounds like it to me, based on this report from Joel Sherman, which seems to indicate the Rockies asking price has come down to merely a big haul rather than a king’s ransom:

Colorado has wanted two of the Yankees’ top three prospects (Manuel Banuelos, Dellin Betances and Jesus Montero) plus Nova, a key for the Rockies because he could go into the rotation instantly to replace Jimenez. The Yankees, at best, would build a trade around Montero or, maybe, Betances, but vow not both.

Okay, I believe that. Wait, no I don’t. Let’s break this swap down from the Yankees perspective.

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