After another demoralizing loss — making it eight in a row — the Yankees have gone from contender to afterthought. A 30-year streak of winning seasons is in jeopardy.
Aaron Judge said he was reassured by Hal Steinbrenner that the Yankees would spend money to get better. Left field and the bullpen are obvious places to address.
Aaron Judge’s free agency looms over everything at the general managers’ meetings, but Brian Cashman says he has other holes to fill. Cashman’s own deal will have to wait.
Hal Steinbrenner, the team’s managing general partner, said that he did not want any contract-related distractions while the team pursued a championship (but that he wouldn’t mind more pitching).
With an expensive roster, and high expenses, Hal Steinbrenner brushed off talk of pressure from the Mets’ Steven A. Cohen. “I can’t control what resources other owners or other teams have.”