The Yankees have acquired outfield Austin Slater in a trade with the Chicago White Sox, which appears to be the right-handed hitting outfielder trade that they were expected to make. Yankees' No. 18 prospect Gage Ziehl, a right-handed pitcher, was the return.

The New York Yankees acquired outfielder Austin Slater from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday in exchange for pitching prospect Gage Ziehl.

Here's how the Yankees' roster could look the rest of the season with all the new additions and when the injured players return .. and here's how it could look in the playoffs.

The New York Yankees made nine trades to improve their roster, but if general manager Brian Cashman had it his way, there would have been more. The Yankees improved almost every corner of their roster.