I Want To Believe... But I Can't: The Official 2023 New York Yankees Off-season Thread

[AJtheOne]

Evil empire is back
Welcome to the YANKEES. Juan Soto
All we need to do is get some more pitching just like any other year.

 

[The War Report]

Easy 40 HRs for Soto next year.

 

[storyteller]

Evil empire is back
Welcome to the YANKEES. Juan Soto
All we need to do is get some more pitching just like any other year.

I think they're getting that Japanese cat. They didn't let players take his jersey number LAST season because they've been ready to get this kid.

 

[Nero Christ]

It feels good to see the Yankees going back to their roots

 

[MikelArteta]

oh no not the new york yankees

 

[holidayinn21]

I've already copped tix to the Stadium

Spoiler

Dec.28. Rutgers/Miami. Pinstripe Bowl baby

 

[Mike809]

 

[puggle]

 

[Ron Mexico]

Stupid

I heard Michael Kay saying the same dumb shyt about how they shouldn't have got Verdugo because Grisham should be the everyday CF.

I've had enough of seeing sub .200 hitters in the lineup.

 

[MidwestD]

After havin the fukking nerve to try to force us to get excited about a lineup
of Calhoun, Cordero, McKinney, and Bauers, they OWED these moves to the fanbase. Lookin forward
to next season.

 

[tremonthustler1]

 

[Remote]

Victor Gonzalez is just bullpen depth. LOOGY.

Jorbit Vivas is an unproven minor leaguer with (seemingly) good on base skills. It doesn't seem like he was acquired to be a starter. My guess is that if he impresses in AAA in 2024, or if DJ LeMahieu is horrific at 3B, then Vivas might get a shot.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Victor Gonzalez is just bullpen depth. LOOGY.

Jorbit Vivas is an unproven minor leaguer with (seemingly) good on base skills. It doesn't seem like he was acquired to be a starter. My guess is that if he impresses in AAA in 2024, or if DJ LeMahieu is horrific at 3B, then Vivas might get a shot.

Guess this means no more WandyVision

 

[g-ice]

Damn, they not gonna get back Wandy.

 

[Remote]

So with the Dodgers getting Shohei Ohtani and apparently aggressively pursuing Tyler Glasnow, I would imagine that eliminates them as a contender to land Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

If this CBS report is to be trusted, the Dodgers remain in the hunt:

Why Yankees, Mets, Dodgers are after Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the next MLB free agent to sign a record contract

Yamamoto, 25, should command a $300M deal before throwing a pitch in the majors

www.cbssports.com

But if Yamamoto is looking at a 300M deal, it's asking a hell of a lot out of LA to drop 1 billion dollars in FA in one winter.

It would be strange to me that the Mets could commit that much money on Yamamoto after trying to go all-in on 2023 and admitting defeat by trading away Verlander and Scherzer. But Steve Cohen seems like the kind of owner who doesn't care about money.

It will look really bad in the Bronx though if they lose Yamamoto to the Mets. Maybe as Yankees fans we feel as though any high priced player is destined to play for us but nothing is guaranteed these days.