Not really. We just gotta get over the hump. If your set up where you're a playoff team every year, that's not lost. Us fans maybe got a little spoiled with all the success that's now more than a decade old. It's hard to accomplish what we've done. Baseball is our favorite pass time. Hard to obtain immediate gratification ( World Series Championships ) consistently
They had terrible pitching this past year, especially toward the 2nd half of the season. Losing Chad Green, and King in the BP really hurt. A couple starters too, and near the end of the season the only dependable starter they had was Cole, and even he had penchant to give up HR’s on occasion. They have to get a new pitching coach also.
I guess I just don't trust that Cashman has a plan. Last year, we saw multiple moves and I kept hoping at the end it all made sense. The only thing that made sense was moving on from Sanchez. Which was probably a year too late.
They never should’ve let it get to this point. Had an opportunity to lock up Judge prior to FA and they failed if Judge was offered 300 mill maybe a little more then I guarantee you he would’ve taken that, funny thing is that’s what their offering Judge now lol. The Astros locked up their 3 stars in Alvarez, Altuve, and Bregman before they hit the open market.
They need to spend money on scouting and player development. I’m fine to throw boatloads of cash at Judge to be the face of the franchise even though long contracts never turn out well, but that means you actually have to draft well and develop your younger players better to keep costs down elsewhere. If you want to win AND manage your payroll, that doesn’t mean relying on the free agent pool every year to fill gaping holes especially at the insane prices we’re seeing. Astros didn’t miss a beat when they lost Correa for example. They just plugged in Peña.
Houston and Tampa have player development figured out. The Yankees don't. That's why Cashman needed to go. He hasn't adjusted well enough to compete for championships. They needed a new perspective.
I’m gonna guess Judge will bring his shovel and buckets elsewhere.
I am still not convinced signing him is the right move... especially if you are going to try and stay under the cap.
