With a lineup on pace to break the single-season home run record, it appears that the Yankees can focus all of their attention at the trade deadline on adding one more starting pitcher. And there should be no shortage of arms available.

The poor season by the Mets this season has led them to consider trading Jacob deGrom. While the thought of the Yankees adding one of the best pitchers in baseball would likely send the rest of the league into a state of depression, it really is a pipe dream. It would likely cost the Yankees one of their two young phenoms (Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar), and trading with the Mets is almost the same as trying to ask your little brother to share some of his candy. Neither is likely going to happen.

Madison Bumgarner is another name that was thought to be available, but a recent surge by the San Francisco Giants has them thinking about being buyers instead of sellers. (I guess they finally realized it was an even year.)

Cole Hamels’ name is being thrown around yet again, but he comes with a hefty price tag that would likely prevent General Manager Brian Cashman from considering his services.

So where does this leave the Yankees? With the Bombers so desperately in need of another starter, all signs point north. Trades within the division are quite rare these days but the Toronto Blue Jays just might have the missing piece to bring another World Series to the Bronx.

Enter J.A. Happ, a crafty left-handed pitcher who is in the final year of his contract. Happ, who finished 6th in the Cy Young race back in 2016, currently sports a 3.62 ERA over the course of 16 games this season with a 10-3 record. Viewed across the league as a strikeout pitcher, the Illinois native has befuddled hitters so far this year, holding them to a .211 average and ranking among the best in limiting the long ball. This is particularly appealing to the Yankees due to their home stadium.

Now he is no Justin Verlander but the Yankees will not need to give up nearly the haul that the Astros did to acquire their ace. And he is also much less expensive. With one of the best bullpens in the league, the Yankees simply need to add a solid pitcher who can reliably throw six innings.

So what should the cost be? With one of the best farm systems in baseball, the Yankees can probably entice the Blue Jays with a package of two of the following – pitcher Dillon Tate, pitcher Domingo Acevedo and shortstop Thairo Estrada.

If the Yankees aren’t able to land Happ, it’s not the end of the world. But he sure would look good in pinstripes.