2025 was the season that ensured Aaron Judge can no longer be tried by jury, as he has no peers. His third AL MVP, second consecutive, came in a campaign that is both historically remarkable, and also kind of what we expect from him. It didn’t end the way we wanted it to, but his […]
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In a vacuum, there’s no reason to be upset with Trent Grisham accepting his qualifying offer to return to the Yankees. Grisham, despite entering the year as a fourth outfielder after narrowly avoiding being non-tendered, enjoyed a breakout season, which saw him mash 34 home runs and provide a steady leadoff presence in front of […]
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Last week, I wrote about an NPB star that the Yankees should make great effort to sign, right-hander Tatsuya Imai, and now I have to delve into a guy I think they’d rather stay away from. In a league that resembles MLB in the late-60s in terms of offensive production, Munetaka Murakami boasts 70/70 game […]
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Baseball’s offseason continues to move at the pace that the game itself moves at; on its own time, leisurely, with spurts of action popping up at certain moments. This week had a fair bit of that offseason action, as the deadline passed on Tuesday for players to accept qualifying offers and for teams to protect […]
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MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Spencer Jones, who was added to the Yankees’ 40-man roster Tuesday, has been working out at Yankee Stadium this offseason, per Brian Cashman. The Yankees’ number-four prospect is expected to “hit the ground running heading into spring training” after his time spent in the Bronx, the Yankees GM said. With Trent […]
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After one of the biggest turnarounds among relievers in 2024, finding success with the Yankees in the second half of that campaign, Tim Hill signed a one-year contract to come back to the Bronx, with a team option for 2026. Thankfully for the Yankees, Hill eventually proved that his outstanding beginning to his pinstriped career […]
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The Yankees and the Mets, while crosstown rivals, have seen their fair share of players go from one organization to the other over the years. After Juan Soto joined the Mets last offseason in the latest example (for an incredible sum of money), they failed to make the postseason. They tied the Reds with 83 […]
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So after the hullabaloo, Trent Grisham is returning to the Yankees. There were questions about whether the Yankees would even give him a qualifying offer, and then another debate went on about whether he should accept it or test free agency despite having a draft pick attached to him. We’re right back where we started […]
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MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: The first major domino has fallen for the Yankees (with all due respect to Ryan Yarbrough), and it is a surprise, to be sure. Center fielder Trent Grisham, acquired via trade from the San Diego Padres two winters ago, has accepted the $22.025 million qualifying offer and will return for his […]
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Tuesday, November 18th stood as the deadline for Major League organizations to add players to their 40-man rosters. This is important to consider in accordance with the yearly Rule 5 Draft. Players who were signed to the club at 18 years old or younger and have been in the organization for five seasons, or players […]
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Tuesday afternoon was the deadline for players with a qualifying offer to accept them or head into free agency this winter. The Yankees had one offer out to Trent Grisham, and today he opted to accept it and return to the Yankees for 2026. This means the Yankees will owe Grisham $22.05 million next season, […]
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While some of the bigger name acquisitions in recent years haven’t always worked out, the Yankees have a pretty good record at getting good bullpen years out of unheralded places. To varying degrees of excellence, Luke Weaver, Tim Hill, and Jake Cousins are among those just in the last two years who’ve ended up being […]
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Six weeks of baseball in the desert culminated with the Arizona Fall League championship on Friday night, as the Surprise Saguaros powered their way to a seven-run eighth inning and defeated the Peoria Javelinas 9-4 to take home the title. Kevin McGonigle, a shortstop in the Detroit Tigers system who established himself as a top […]
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When the Mets signed Juan Soto to the largest free agent deal in history last year, many assumed that the move marked the end of the Pete Alonso era in Queens. After taking the National League by storm with a 2019 campaign in which he hit 53 home runs to break Aaron Judge’s rookie home […]
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The Yankees made their first signing of the offseason — re-signing Ryan Yarbrough to a one-year deal. It’s nothing groundbreaking, but ensuring that Yarbrough remains in pinstripes for 2026 means that the rotation will be a little more sturdy while the team awaits the debuts of Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón. Yarbrough did yeoman’s work […]
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MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: After winning his third AL MVP, Aaron Judge reflected that he would trade in all his personal accolades for a World Series ring. With that in mind, Hoch went through the most likely moves the Yankees will make this winter to get their captain back to the Fall Classic. Hoch predicts […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Yankees fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The offseason is in full swing, and while there’s plenty of decisions to be made […]
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The offseason is fully underway, the World Series having been in the books for two weeks now. That means there’s no better time to look backward, and see just how we all did at predicting the 2025 season. As we all know, you can’t predict ball, and I suspect that as we go through this […]
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Just before the end of spring training 2025, the Yankees made a small move to address their swath of pitching injuries. The Blue Jays had informed lefty Ryan Yarbrough that he wouldn’t be making the team, so he exercised his opt-out, New York got in contact, and they quickly came to terms on a deal […]
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One of the most anticipated events of the offseason has arrived. On Monday afternoon, the National Baseball Hall of Fame released its ballot for potential 2026 inductees now under consideration by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Earlier this year, former Yankees CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki both earned baseball’s highest honor. This year, several […]
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Coming off an AL Rookie of the Year-winning campaign in 2024 in which he went 15-7 in 29 starts with a 3.50 ERA and 171 strikeouts across 151.2 innings, the sky appeared to be the limit for Luis Gil. Armed with a fastball that could touch triple digits and the confidence of succeeding for a […]
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Kyle Tucker is the undisputed crown jewel on the position player side of this winter’s free agency, expected to command a contract north of $400 million. However, not far away in the tier below lurks a player whose combination of age and a resurgent walk year should have many teams intrigued. He might not reach […]
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Last night, the first free agency domino fell, as the Seattle Mariners reportedly came to terms with first baseman Josh Naylor, bringing back one of the key Trade Deadline additions from the team that came closest to reaching a World Series than any other in franchise history. The terms: five years and somewhere between $90-$100M. […]
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The Sporting News | Matt Sullivan: Outfielder Kyle Tucker is the cream of the crop of this year’s free agent class and his name has been linked to the Yankees ad nauseam for weeks. But, if Jon Heyman is to be believed, it’s not likely that King Tuck will end up in the Bronx (or […]
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