NYY News: Enemies to teammates?

NJ Advance Media | Randy Miller : The Yankees remain engaged on third baseman Alex Bregman and Brian Cashman was measured in choosing his words when discussing the free agent.

Bregman was one of the faces of the 2017 Astros cheating scandal that denied the Yankees a chance to play in the World Series and so it is natural to wonder about the reactions of current Yankees players and the fanbase to bringing one of the hated ringleaders to the Bronx.

Cashman admitted Bregman has been a thorn in [the Yankees] side for years, while also praising the amount of winning that Bregman has been a part of.

Bregman is one of the best bats still available on the free agent market, but experienced decline in several key areas in 2024 including a walk rate that got slashed in half, a 38-point drop in slugging, and a 23-point drop in wRC+ relative to the previous six seasons.

CBS Sports | Steven Taranto : Perhaps the most enduring image of the 2024 World Series for Yankees fans was Aaron Judge dropping a routine fly ball in the fifth inning of Game 5.

It was Judges only error of the season and led the Dodgers to erase the Yankees five-run lead and eventually win the game and series in the Bronx.

The dropped ball was auctioned off on MLBs auction site and sold for $43,510 to an unnamed bidder.

Yahoo! Sports | Anthony Mccarron : The Yankees plan in a post-Juan Soto world is coming into focus.

Rather than attempt to replace his offensive output, the Yankees have shifted their focus to the pitching side.

Their two biggest pieces of business this winter have seen them ink Max Fried to a record contract for a left-handed starting pitcher while also trading Nestor Cortes and presumptive 2025 second baseman Caleb Durbin to acquire their unequivocal closer in Devin Williams.

The Yankees gave up at least four runs in all five games of the Fall Classic, so its no surprise that they brought in the starter and the reliever with the lowest ERAs among their respective cohorts over the last three seasons.

NJ Advance Media | Jimmy Hascup : Gleyber Torres has reportedly turned down a contract offer from the Angels.

Torres contract year got off to a horrid start before he was able to salvage his season with a 120 OPS+ in the second half and typically clutch performances in the postseason, likely earning himself a multi-year pact in the process.

There has been zero chatter surrounding a possible reunion between the Yankees and their second baseman of the last seven seasons, despite a gaping hole at second after Caleb Durbin was included in the trade to acquire Williams..

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