Yankees Trade Pitch Partners Aaron Judge With $141 Million Infielder originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The MLB trade deadline is a time when the rich—a team like the New York Yankees, for example—get richer, typically by feasting on small-market teams that are pivoting to next season.

Aaron Judge isn't letting his own struggles or those of the New York Yankees get him down. After the Yankees' dropped their sixth consecutive game with a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, Judge told reporters they "can't mope" because every MLB season is full of peaks and valleys for every team.

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees are in a terrible slump. The Bronx Bombers have dropped their last two series and are riding a six-game losing skid. The offense has been a disaster, scoring just six runs in the last six games.