Hal Steinbrenner says the New York Yankees are willing to spend to upgrade a pitching staff that has been torn apart by injuries.

"[We're] always willing to look at options come July. Come the trade deadline," Steinbrenner said. "And I think we've shown that. Some years we've done stuff, like last year with [Alfonso] Soriano. Some years we haven't. But we're not going to ever lay down and die. We're going to do what we need to do to stay in."

In addition to money, the Yankees will also need to include prospects in a deal for someone like Cliff Lee, Jeff Samardzija or Bronson Arroyo.