Around the Empire: Yankees news - 8/9/15

Fish Stripes | Scott Gelman: The Yankees could still target Martin Prado in an August trade with the Miami Marlins in order to improve at second base.

Newsday | Ari Kramer: John Ryan Murphy has learned valuable information from Brian McCann as he matures as a baseball player.

New York Daily News | Andy Martino: Some people in the industry believe that the Yankees might look to acquire Chase Utley from the Phillies in an August trade.

Baseball Prospectus Bronx | Nick Ashbourne: A look at how similar the Yankees and Blue Jays have performed so far this year.

The Wall Street Journal | Daniel Barbarisi: The Yankees were doing extremely well on the bases and then suddenly stopped running over the last month.

SB Nation | Claire McNear: The Yankees had a cowboy hat giveaway day at Yankee Stadium and it was great.

Newsday | David Lennon: Rookie Luis Severino's poise on the mound might be his greatest strength going forward.