The Yankees obviously have Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. preparing for the regular season. All are established All-Stars, with Judge fresh off his second AL MVP in three seasons.
Shortly after failing to cover first base in Game 5 of the World Series against the Dodgers, Cole opted out of what was remaining of the nine-year, $324 million deal he signed in December 2019. Cole presented the Yankees with the option to add a year to the deal worth $36 million or he would become a free agent.
TAMPA, Fla. — They finally ended a 15-year World Series absence, but scattering for the winter without the Commissioner’s Trophy in hand provided a cruel reminder for the New York Yankees: Pushing the boulder farther up the hill only makes it roll back down even harder.