CLEVELAND — CC Sabathia, who was celebrated in his retirement season in the city where his career began Tuesday night, said he has confidence in the Yankees front office addressing areas of need and that it would be great to add a starter.

But he also said he remains confident Luis Severino and Dellin Betances, who both have yet to play this year, will be part of the staff down the stretch.

“Just being around them and seeing how much they work and how much they want to be back, that makes me feel they will be back,” Sabathia said. “It would be like making a big trade.”

DJ LeMahieu’s .336 average is the best in the first half by a Yankee since Robinson Cano batted the same in 2010. The last Yankee to exceed .336 before the break was Derek Jeter (.345) in 2006.

LeMahieu said he does not derive extra satisfaction accumulating hits when the combination of velocity, rotating pitchers and the shift has made getting hits that do not clear the fence more difficult. In fact, he explained that in the past, when he has tried to defy the shift, he has hit worse.

“I just try to hit it hard and where they play me, they play me,” he said.