There is a good chance the New York Yankees allow the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline to pass without making a big move, according to Brian Cashman.

"There is a strong possibility that there might not be anything that makes sense for us," the general manager said.

The Yankees have a four-game lead in the American League East. Cashman admitted the team isn't perfect, but said that he's very hesitant to deal top prospects for anything of the elite starters on the market.

"If you are focusing on: Are there going to be available starting pitchers [that] are better than what we have? Yeah, but will they be worth the price tag to acquire on a short-term rental, for instance?" Cashman said. "Is it worth the overall cost of some of the talent we have coming? That is what we would wrestle with. There are certain players that we do not want to move.

"I have [Ivan] Nova, who just came back, and is pitching well. I have [Adam] Warren, who was pitching well, had to go to the pen to make room. CC [Sabathia] is pitching better. I have [Bryan] Mitchell and [Luis] Severino blowing gas at Triple-A. So I have depth. You could make arguments that there are certain guys that are better, but I'd caution people of the price tag for acquiring those guys might be detrimental."