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Goldschmidt wants to play next year, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, with the details from Charlie Wright at MLB Trade Rumors. I’d be okay with him coming back to hit against lefties, but where are the at-bats with Rice and García here? Rice needs to play every day, so I wouldn’t bring Goldy back just because we know him.
Bednar and Blackburn are both headed for free agency, as Peter Sblendorio of the New York Daily News notes, via Yahoo Sports. I want both back, because fixing the lineup won’t do us much good if we’re suddenly scrambling to cover the late innings. Cashman has found useful arms before, but I don’t want the…
Chris Kirschner at The Athletic (paid subscription required) predicts Trent Grisham won’t return and argues the Yankees should move on after his struggles at the plate and in the field. He also questions whether Spencer Jones is ready to take over center field every day. I’m fine moving on from Grisham, but I don’t want…
Reporter analysis Brendan Kuty of The Athletic says he doesn’t believe the Yankees will fire Boone. I don’t think changing the manager fixes everything, but keeping him shouldn’t mean everyone gets a pass either. If Boone is back, I want to know what he and Cashman are actually going to change.
Roster possibility Boone left the door open to Luis García Jr. returning to the middle infield, and Brendan Kuty of The Athletic wondered whether that could mean second base next year. I like the idea of getting his bat in there without tying up first base and DH, but he has to be able to…
News Judge wants the Yankees to go all in, as Bryan Hoch of MLB.com shared on X. I’m glad he said it, but I want to see who they actually bring in before getting excited. Spend the money where it helps and give us a roster that makes sense.
Randy Miller of NJ.com (via Yahoo Sports) suggests Luis Arraez, Mauricio Dubón, Carson Kelly and Tyrone Taylor as offseason fits for the Yankees. I like the idea of adding contact and players who can cover more than one position, especially if it gives Boone better choices off the bench. But I’d want to know the…
