Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 7/4/14

NJ.com | Brendan Kuty: Mark Teixeira recently has his knee drained and he could have it drained again at some point.

CBS Sports | Mike Axisa: The Yankees are taking advantage of MLB's international free agency system by spending as much money as possible on players.

Times-Tribune | Donnie Collins: Jose Pirela is the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders' sole representative at the International League All-Star Game.

ESPN New York | Mark Simon: Rob Refsnyder has been amazing and everybody agrees.

NJ.com | James Kleimann: Here's what you need to know about the Yankees' latest callup, Zelous Wheeler.

Rotographs | Mike Podhorzer: A look at where Masahiro Tanaka, Chase Whitley, and Hiroki Kuroda rank among AL starters heading into the month of July.

LoHud | Chad Jennings: Derek Jeter will eventually get a day off, but not just yet.

It's About the Money | Brad Veitrogoski: How do the Yankees plan to use Zelous Wheeler now that he's on the team?

Examiner | Daniel Pfeiffer: Working with a big league pitcher like CC Sabathia has helped Gary Sanchez in his development as a catcher.

ESPN New York | Andrew Marchand: The Yankees are in the same situation now that they were in back in 2007, but can they right the ship?

Pinstriped Pundits | Chris Mitchell: A midseason look at how some of the Yankees' best prospects are doing.

Newsday | David Lennon: Derek Jeter isn't worried about the team's struggles because he's confident they'll figure it out.

Hardball Talk | Craig Calcaterra: People need to stop referring to what "The Boss" would do if he was here.

Fox Sports | Ken Rosenthal: Masahiro Tanaka, Derek Jeter, and Dellin Betances could be the Yankees' All-Stars this season.