The Yankees have completed six trades this winter, including acquiring two former All-Stars, yet it still feels like this has been a slow offseason. The team has yet to sign a big league free agent — they’ve never gone a full offseason without signing a free agent to a Major League contract — and it doesn’t sound like one is on the way either.
“I don’t (expect any more significant moves this offseason),” said Brian Cashman during a YES Network interview (video link). “I’m open to anything, but I don’t anticipate anything developing between now and pitchers and catchers showing up in Spring Training. Keep your fingers crossed. If there’s a good opportunity we’ll jump on it, but I think we’ve exhausted all opportunities so far.”
Cashman said the Yankees did “float a lot of weather balloons” this offseason, meaning trade proposals, including deals involving Brett Gardner and Andrew Miller. “Nothing took place because nothing presented themselves as an opportunity to pull down. So, we move forward,” added the GM.
Obviously Cashman wouldn’t come out and say a big move is on the way, that doesn’t benefit the team at all, but it does truly seem like the Yankees might be done for the offseason. (Aside from small moves like waiver claims and whatnot.) Then again, the Yankees are very good at keeping things close to the vest, so who really knows?
At the moment the Yankees have no glaring needs on the MLB roster. They have an open bench spot and several open bullpen spots, but have plenty of internal candidates for both. Yes, they could stand to upgrade some positions. That’s true of every team. Right now though, the roster seems kinda set.
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