Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 6/30/14

ESPN New York | Danny Knobler: The Yankees might have a better chance getting Jason Hammel, Cliff Lee, and Ian Kennedy over David Price and Jeff Samardzija.

LoHud | Chad Jennings: CC Sabathia was very happy with his first rehab outing.

New York Post | Ken Davidoff: Despite Masahiro Tanaka's mistake pitch, the team's real problem is that they don't hit.

The Times-Tribune | Donnie Collins: Trying to make sense of what the RailRiders have, it's clear that Jose Pirela is their best player and Chase Whitley has been their biggest loss.

New York Daily News | Wayne Coffey: A look back to the day Lou Gehrig retired from baseball as we approach the 75th anniversary of his famous speech.

Newsday | David Lennon: Whatever happened afterwards, Masahiro Tanaka threw the wrong pitch to Mike Napoli.

NoMaas | SJK: The Yankees need to upgrade their offense more than their pitching.