ST. LOUIS — Just after the 6 p.m. trade deadline on July 31, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman spoke of the organization’s flurry of moves that brought seven new players into the fold.

“I know we have improved ourselves,” Cashman said during a Zoom news conference. “I know we’re better today than we were yesterday, so mission accomplished there.”

To this point, that has not translated to wins on the field.

The Yankees, who had played uneven baseball for 1 ½ months leading up to the deadline, have continued to be the same inconsistent unit. Entering Friday night’s game against the Cardinals, they had gone 4-8 since the deadline and 22-32 since reaching their high-water mark of 42-25 on June 12.

“I don’t have an answer to that question,” Cashman said on the field before Friday nig

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