​NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 19: Manager Aaron Boone #17 of the New York Yankees takes the ball from Cam Schlittler #31 during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game one of a double header at Yankee Stadium on July 19, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) | Getty Images Good afternoon everyone, it’s time to dive back into the mailbag and answer some of your questions. Remember to send in your questions for our weekly call by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com.OLDY MOLDY asks: Why not sell what little that they have to sell after the Belli news? Punting allows them to also go easier on the arms of Cole, Rodon, Fried, and Schlittler. Play all the kids for two full months and determine what needs exist to chase in the offseason. The AL sucks so bad they still probably make a wild card.There’s not enough time left on the clock to afford punting the ball away. Is it ideal that Aaron Judge’s return date is a complete mystery at this point, leaving it all up in the air if he’ll even be able to play again this season? No, of course not. But he’s not getting any younger, and neither is Gerrit Cole, so with two of the most crucial pieces of the Yankees’ championship odds in the last years of their primes they need to consider being aggressive more than they need to contemplate a soft sell. Besides, the team as constructed is still competitive, so why not augment it and give it a real shot? Even if Judge and Bellinger don’t factor into the stretch run at all, they’re hanging within punching distance of not only first place in the division but the top spot in the American League. That’s a critical spot to aim for — bypassing the Wild Card series entirely and lining up the elite rotation that they have to go against a beleaguered opponent is the best odds they can give themselves to stand out in the dismal field that is the AL this year.On top of all of that, who are you selling and who are you calling up? It’s easy to say that they should just ship off all the players that have underperformed, but it takes two to agree to a deal and they aren’t going to give away players for nothing. George Lombard Jr. is an obvious standout at Triple-A and could become a factor in this year’s playoff race regardless of the moves the front office makes, but who’s joining him to save this dreadful lineup? The catchers in the organization that are close have already been up here and struggled, Marco Luciano’s had an interesting revival down in the minors but the jump from Double-A back to Triple-A already took him down a peg, how would he look returning to the majors and what happens if he still looks similar to the .590 OPS bat he was with the Giants? Oswaldo Cabrera got a cameo already this year and unfortunately looked dreadful, and I don’t think extended playing time would prove anything different. The Yankees’ strengths down in the minors are largely with pitchers, and they’re already