In the off -season covered by losing Juan Soto, the Yankees returned to their feet and lifted themselves to potentially protect the American League pennant.
However, it takes less than three weeks for pitchers and catchers to report to the tampa for spring training, and there is still something to do in the late winter of free agencies.
Before Thursday, the Yankees had three lists of 40 open lists.
The two waiver claims have decreased to one on Friday, which hardly limits the ability to bring more talent.
There are four specific areas that you can monitor the Yankees before the first training of pitchers and catchers on February 12.
Who is playing 2 Base, or 3 Base?
Some of this eventually depends on the place where Aaron Boon ultimately play a former Base, jazz, jazz, Junior, who handled himself well in the last season's 3 Base. 。 deadline.
In any case, the Yankees have holes to satisfy them in one position. When they were built, they were able to fight camps between DJ Lemahieu, OSWALD PERAZA, OSWALDO CARERA, Jorbit Vivas to satisfy the need in the company.
Veteran Remahiee, who has only remained in a two -year and $ 30 million contract, has recently been producing production due to injury, but the prospect of the former shortstop Pellaza is out of the minor league option.
The Yankees emphasized the versatility of the cabrera, and only started consistently in one position in the short term (usually for injury).
And Vivas, which flashed at the camp last year, has not made his MLB debut yet.
However, the Yankees can deal with their needs from the outside, with one of the trade (if the padres are trying to abandon the $ 14 million salary of Te Louis Alez) or the free agency.
Tim Hill's reunion?
The Yankees spent most of the last season and searched for a reliable left -handed left -handed left before Tim Hill emerged as an answer.
Currently, Hill is a moving rescue market free agent, and the Yankees have no left -handed rescuers on a list of 40 people.
Of course, the Yankees are not the only team pursuing the hill, but he is so reasonable that he is 34 years old.
Is there a stroman taker?
The Yankees salary is hovering near the highest luxury tax ($ 330 million), so you may be considering reducing your salary before adding it.
A highly possible way to do this is to earn $ 18 million this season, but will now come in the form of Marcus Stroman, which is currently projected as the sixth starter of the Yankees.
There is nothing that has too many pitching, but Stroman is an expensive arm that becomes a strange man if the rest of the rotation is healthy.
Whether the Yankees can find a new house for him probably includes repaying part of his salary, but not yet.
Backup of wells?
For the second consecutive year, the Yankees entered the off -season with a lot of catching depths, but sending Jose Trevino to Reds and Carlos Narvaes to Red Socks.
This is a major candidate, with a slightly thinner option behind Austin Wells, Alex Jackson, a non -rosar invitation (part of the return of Trevino with a 124 -game MLB experience).
Jackson is not very aggressive, but he is a talented flamer and the Yankees are very important. Is it enough to make him a well -to -Wells, or will the Yankees try to add more experienced backstops?
The Yankees include JC Escalas (with a batting title in the Dominica Winter League) and Jeslodriguez in the list of 40 people, but both are inexperienced.
