Max Fried deal signifies a serious shift in Yankees’ strategy
DALLAS — At best, the Yankees have reached an agreement with a modern-day Jimmy Key in Max Fried, an athletic, unflappable, championship-proven left-hander. Worst case scenario, the Yankees just agreed to an eight-year, $218 million contract with a pitcher who missed the past two years with a forearm problem, but forearm problems are often a […]
Yankees landing Max Fried is big rebound statement after losing Juan Soto
DALLAS — The Yankees suffered a terrible blow Sunday when they lost superstar hitter Juan Soto to the crosstown Mets for an almost unrealistic $765 million. The good news is that it took just two days for Max Fried to hit the big time, signing the biggest free agent contract in history for a left-handed […]
Nolan Arenado trade could be a Yankees third-base solution
DALLAS — The Yankees could use a third baseman, and the Cardinals are looking to part ways with a proven, if perhaps fading, third baseman. After the pursuit of Juan Soto ended in disappointment, some alternative plans Brian Cashman & Co. could employ include targeting Nolan Arenado, who the Cardinals have publicly put on the […]
Yankees making Christian Walker push as post-Juan Soto pivot begins
With Juan Soto removed from the board, the Yankees resumed contract talks with free agent first baseman Christian Walker on Sunday night, the Post reported. Walker isn't the only player the Yankees are looking to trade in free agency. And the Yankees are looking to reallocate some of the money they offered Soto after the […]
Mets’ suite offer Yankees didn’t match helped sway Juan Soto’s decision
Mets owner Steve Cohen is determined to sign Juan Soto and looks the other way when it comes to offering him a suite at Citi Field to include his family in his deal with the Amazons. There wasn't. It was a small detail that seemed to help push the Mets' bid over other teams, including […]
Juan Soto wait cost Yankees chance at Blake Snell, Willy Adames
DALLAS — Brian Cashman is open-minded because he needs to be. The general manager will have to put together the rest of the roster now that Plan A is gone, but Plan B could have been gone as well. Not only did the Yankees lose Juan Soto, but waiting for Soto cost them other opportunities. […]
Yankees’ Aaron Judge likely moving from center field
DALLAS — The Yankees will likely replace one superstar right fielder with another. That will likely be Aaron Judge, who regularly patrols right field in the Bronx, along with Queens' Juan Soto. Of the 117 games Judge played defensively last season, 105 were at center field, but that slowed down in his age-32 season, with […]
Hank Azaria channels ‘Simpsons’ character for special Yankees fan
Bartender Mo sent a message to Yankees fans on Monday. Now, Hank Azaria, the prominent Mets fan who voiced the infamous “Simpsons” character, appeared on “NFL Live” to promote the alternate cast for the Simpsons-themed “Monday Night Football.” That's what I did. Host Laura Rutledge asked Azaria to express her inner “moe” and tell Yankees […]
Yankees have no Juan Soto regrets after going ‘above and beyond’ comfort level
DALLAS — The Yankees have no regrets in the face of their biggest offseason loss in recent memory. I have no regrets about the decision to trade for Juan Soto ahead of a four-ball season. Soto has no regrets, as he certainly seemed satisfied with a year that was hailed as an unusually happy clubhouse […]
Yankees GM Brian Cashman defends pursuit of Juan Soto after losing to Mets: ‘Above and beyond our comfort’
Juan Soto isn't leaving New York, as the 26-year-old slugger is reportedly headed to the Mets in the largest contract in professional sports history, but neither are the Yankees. Soto agreed to a 15-year, $765 million contract, eclipsing the $700 million contract Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers this offseason. With no deferrals […]