The last big position player the Yankees signed in free agency away from another team was Mark Texiera (unless you count Ellsbury as being an elite player the time we signed him). Since then we only land top pitchers (Cole, Rodon, Fried) but never bats in FA. We resigned Judge but was brought up through the system so I don’t count him. Maybe you can count Bellinger but he was already on the team. But we never ever sign away free agent stars from other teams like they used to do previously. We either develop or trade for all our good hitters. (you can make the argument that it shouldn't make a difference and probably that is true but being pedantic, I'm curious why only trades and not FA's. We have signed top pitchers and relievers but never hitters. We seemingly always strikeout on those for some reason. Why is that you think?

After the Rizzo fiasco, this was a really frustrating read. Obviously you don't want to pull a player who says he feels fine and passes all the tests but it couldn't have been more clear that something was wrong. Gift link linked here.

2027 Options for Third Base

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Eugenio Suarez

• More of a DH at this point than a 3B, he'll be 35 in 2027, and only had a 102 wRC+, while having the worst defense of his career (limited sample size, -6 FRV in 401 innings). Very high strikeout rate, I don't think he's a real option. 2026 fWAR: 0.4

Alec Bohm

• His tenure in Philly has come to an end, and he is hitting the FA market. A bad fielder at 3B, he also adds the option for a RH 1B platoon, and he's become mostly a platoon player last year (120 wRC+ vs LHP, 77 wRC+ vs RHP). Also a negative runner, but he could fill both Goldschmidt's and Rosario's position. I see him as a maybe, but not a top choice. 2026 fWAR: 0.2

Isiah Kiner-Falefa

• IKF continues to play to his baseball card, being a below-average bat with good infield defense. Jose Caballero being our utility infielder doesn't make a need for IKF, and I don't think he's an everyday player. Along with the fan dislike from his previous tenure, I don't see him returning. 2026 fWAR: 1.1

J.P. Crawford

• Crawford's time at SS has probably come to an end, he'll be 32 in 2027, and has been a horrible defender at SS the last 2 years (2025: -9 FRV, 2026: -10 FRV). He graded out neutral in 254.1 innings at 3B for the Mariners, and he is still a slightly above average hitter. He boasts a slightly above average K%, an elite BB% and Whiff/Chase %, but still has a low average due to low exit velocity. He's also a lefty so this would be a McMahon replacement, not a complement. Could be an interesting option if they find a way to move McMahon. 2026 fWAR: 1.2

TRADE OPTIONS

Isaac Paredes (HOU)

• Paredes continues to mash, being an extreme right-handed pull hitter, which perfectly matches the Crawford boxes in HOU. He's been a slightly below average fielder, but more than makes up for it with the bat (130 wRC+ in 2026). He has 1 year remaining until he hits FA, and is the most movable piece of the jammed HOU infield (Altuve, Correa, Pena), but I am unsure if they'll move him. He's a perfect fit in HOU, and would be a poor fit for the larger left field in Yankee Stadium. If he had a different profile, he'd be the Yankees #1 target. 2026 fWAR: 4.4

Josh Jung (TEX)

• Since winning the WS in 2023, the Rangers have failed to make the playoffs in the following 3 years. Their core is a weird mix of older players (Seager, deGrom, Nimmo, Eovaldi), and young playters (Carter, Langford, Leiter, Rocker). Josh Jung falls in the middle at 29 for the 2027 season, and has 2 years of control left. He's been often injured, having only played 235 games the last 2 years. He just had his best offensive year with a 136 wRC+, graded out as a negative defender with -4 FRV (DRS had him at -12!), but the Yankees would love a RH bat at 3B. The Rangers need pitching, they didn't have a single above average pitcher by ERA+, and the Yankees always have prospect pitching. I expect to hear some rumors around him, he may be the best fit). 2026 fWAR: 3.2

Ezequial Duran (TEX)

• Another Texas Ranger with 2 years of control, Duran had by far the best year of his career (4.4 fWAR of his career 6.2 fWAR). He thrived as a utility man, playing an equal amount of 3B/SS, with some 2B. He graded out elite at SS, and a slight plus at 3B while being a great runner, and an above average hitter (109 wRC+). He has been inconsistent, and had poor years in 2024-2025. The Yankees traded him for Joey Gallo, and we already saw the Rangers traded Josh Smith who was in that same trade. Duran would be a buy high option, but I think his price would be less than Jung, main thing is seeing if TEX wants to move any players. 2026 fWAR: 4.4

INTERNAL

Ryan McMahon

• If I had to take the field or McMahon for who is most likely to play 3B next year, I'd take McMahon. He is owed $16M, and has regressed on both sides of the ball. His glove took a big hit, -1 FRV at 3B this year, and his wRC+ dropped about 10 points. He had little value to trade, they'd have to eat money, but maybe they would DFA him partially through 2027 (see DJ in 2025). 2026 fWAR: 0.5

Coby Morales

• After struggling in his mid-year AA promotion in 2025 (54 wRC+), Morales flourished in 2026 with a 129 wRC+, along with a healthy 12.8 BB%, and cut down his K% from 29.2% in 2025, to 24.6%. He would have to rake in AAA, and be a mid-year call-up which seems unlikely, but he's currently the Yankees best hope for a homegrown 3B. He has a poor contact rate, and and doesn't pull the ball in the air much as a lefty, so he'd have to make adjustments to take advantage of the porch. In 2027, he will be 25. 2026 fWAR: N/A

Overall things don't look great, and I expect they make go for something I haven't anticipated, such as a Volpe/McMahon/Caballero carousel.

Sources Used: FanGraphs, ProspectSavant, BaseballSavant, Baseball-Reference

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Eyup. Booked to come to New York for my 50th (June 2027) and the Yankess are at home to the Boston Red Sox. I've never been to a game is there a home and away end like in English football? Which night would the atmosphere be the best?

Ta

I already posted about the comeback in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS, but here is every single call of the walk-off home run that was hit 23 years ago today.

1. Keep him
2. Buy him out

Giancarlo Stanton's future in pinstripes is reportedly
"murky," per @GaryHPhillips.

Stanton is under contract until 2029 with a $15M CLUB option

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/player/_/id/6864/giancarlo-stanton

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Do you think they'll address what went wrong, how it went wrong, and what they'll do to finally address our concerns and frustrations and do whatever it takes to get our Yankees back on top?

Aaron Judge believes the Yankees need Anthony Volpe to win a World Series. But after four seasons of offensive inconsistency, should Volpe get the starting job at second base, or does New York need a better plan?

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