I'm extremely interested in Cashman's strategy for the next 3 years. This offseason has the best crop of players, so strategically this is the perfect time to spend. Boston's also capped out so a big rival isn't present in the market, and the marquee players are players who play in positions that other potential rivals don't need. For example, the Dodgers don't need Machado because Seager is coming back.
However, a big need is pitching and the FA crop here is of lesser quality. I wonder whether Cashman will spend big on Corbin, get Eovaldi to beef up the rotation and spend prospects in a big trade. That would be a GFIN move, but since the Yankees have their best players locked up for the next 4-6 years, I think it would be an extremely good move. I wonder what it would take to get Syndergaard and/or Snell.
The conservative move is to spend money and keep prospects, but this is the Yankees we're talking about. Opening up a 4-6 year window where the Yankees are a lock to win 100-110 games/year would make it really likely that they win at least 1 title.
However, a big need is pitching and the FA crop here is of lesser quality. I wonder whether Cashman will spend big on Corbin, get Eovaldi to beef up the rotation and spend prospects in a big trade. That would be a GFIN move, but since the Yankees have their best players locked up for the next 4-6 years, I think it would be an extremely good move. I wonder what it would take to get Syndergaard and/or Snell.
The conservative move is to spend money and keep prospects, but this is the Yankees we're talking about. Opening up a 4-6 year window where the Yankees are a lock to win 100-110 games/year would make it really likely that they win at least 1 title.