This time of year, very little is available,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday, when his ace, Gerrit Cole, was scheduled for Tommy John surgery. “Normally the more significant opportunities don’t exist until the trade deadline.

The Yankees played split-squad games on Tuesday in Tampa against the Orioles and in Bradenton against the Pirates.

Despite the chaos, general manager Brian Cashman doesn’t seem eager to dip into the trade market or free agency for reinforcements—unless the price is too good to pass up.During Tuesday’s doubleheader,