Yankees skipping the $23.15M qualifying offer for free-agent second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. looks like a snub, but it helps him: no draft-pick cost for suitors. ESPN's Kiley McDaniel sees a two-year deal with an opt-out as a fit. 📈
Luis Arraez is projected by ESPN's Kiley McDaniel to land a three-year, $54 million deal, and he could fit the Yankees. The idea: sign him, trade Ryan McMahon, and slide Volpe to third. A .310 average and elite second-base defense would help. 🎯
Paul Quantrill turns 57. The ex-Yankees reliever led the majors in appearances with 86 in 2004, then wore down. He gave up Ortiz's walk-off homer in ALCS Game 4 and was traded to San Diego in 2005. Workload, meet consequence. 🎂
Lance Lynn, who made 11 appearances (nine starts) for the 2018 Yankees and went 3-2 with a 4.14 ERA, retired in April 2025 after 13 seasons. He earned over $110 million in his career, per Spotrac. Not a bad return on one Bronx cameo. 💰
The Yankees are among 11-12 MLB clubs set to meet with Japanese high school righty Shoki Oda from Nov. 4-17, even after the Yomiuri Giants, now led by Hideki Matsui, drafted him. His fastball has hit 157 km/h. 🎯 Oda is a long-term project, not an immediate fix.
Yankees are reportedly "thinking about" a Tarik Skubal pursuit, per ESPN's Kiley McDaniel, who projects an eight-year, $352M deal. Any move is unconfirmed, and the idea reportedly includes trading from their pitching stockpile. The Dodgers and Mets lead the bidding. 🎯
José Caballero earns a C+ in the Yankees' roster report cards: .231/.290/.365, 14 HR, 51 RBI (career highs) and an 83 wRC+ over 136 games. He lost the shortstop job to George Lombard Jr. and is expected back in a utility role.
A Tarik Skubal pursuit looks like a long shot for the Yankees, who already have Schlittler, Fried, Cole and Rodon, plus Warren and Weathers as depth. Adding another ace would mean reallocating resources and possibly moving a starter, so the idea is only speculation. ⚾
Prediction, not a deal: MLB Trade Rumors' Steve Adams projects the Yankees landing free agent 2B Brandon Lowe on a three-year, $69M contract. With Jazz Chisholm Jr. not expected back, second base looks like the obvious hole to fill. 🎯
Cam Schlittler is a 2026 AL Cy Young finalist after going 14-6 with an MLB-best 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts over 193 2/3 innings. Winner is revealed Nov. 11. Meanwhile, Gary Sánchez hit free agency, a possible catching-depth option behind Austin Wells. 🎯
Spike Lee named activist Lizzy Savetsky in an interview published Nov. 2, alleging she left an Israeli flag in his mailbox outside his home. The comments revive his Sept. 30 Yankee Stadium suite clash with a fan before the wild-card game against Boston.
Prediction, not a deal: MLBTradeRumors' Steve Adams projects the Yankees signing free-agent catcher Carson Kelly to a two-year, $20M contract. Kelly's solid defense and lefty-mashing bat could pair well with Austin Wells. 🧤
Yankees are reportedly weighing a run at free-agent lefty Tarik Skubal, possibly trading from their pitching depth if they land him. ESPN's Kiley McDaniel projects eight years, $352M, but no offer or deal is reported. Dodgers and Mets lead the bidding. 🎯
Yankees skipped a $23.15M qualifying offer for Jazz Chisholm Jr. after a sub-.400 slugging 2026, despite 41 steals. The debate: a one-year rebuild bet versus paying that sum for a borderline platoon bat (.650 OPS vs. lefties), with no in-house replacement. 🤔
MLB free agency opened Monday, and a lockout is expected Dec. 2. That puts the Yankees and Mets on the clock for Teruaki Sato, whose timeline is tighter than most. A month of open business, then possible silence. ⏳
Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller floated Rays starter Freddy Peralta as a possible Yankees trade target, but called it very unlikely. Cole, Fried, Rodón and Schlittler are signed through 2028, and the team is projected $100M over the 2027 tax line. 🤔
Yankees are bringing back nearly the whole coaching staff, with Matt Blake reportedly returning on a new deal and Boone managing his final contract year. After a 739-run, 101 wRC+ offense, the lack of change draws scrutiny. 🤨
Yankees gave David Bednar the qualifying offer, not Jazz Chisholm Jr. Bednar has 14 days to accept or reject it. After Trent Grisham's $22.025M flop, a draft pick, another year of Bednar, or an extension window all beat a repeat. 🎯
The Yankees won 93 games, reached the postseason for the ninth time in 10 years and won a playoff round, yet the criticism keeps coming. The front office waves it off as "noise," but the column argues that dismissal may cost them. 📉
The Yankees made their first big offseason call, giving David Bednar a qualifying offer but not Jazz Chisholm Jr. Chisholm hits free agency with no pick attached, likely ending his Yankees run. Boone's coaching staff also stays intact. 🧢
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