The Yankees are going to make another move, right? They entered this offseason with holes at first base, shortstop and center field. There were superstars available at both first base and shortstop, but New York didn’t sign any of them.
It’s becoming clearer and clearer with each year that Hal Steinbrenner is not his father. For the most part, he’s not going to break the bank to acquire one or two top free agents. The Yankees could have outspent the rest of the league for either Freddie Freeman or Carlos Correa. Freeman signed with the Dodgers for six years, $162 million, and Correa remains a free agent. George Steinbrenner might have gone all in for both stars, not to mention Corey Seager and Max Scherzer. It would’ve irked the hell out of George Steinbrenner to watch Scherzer sign with the Mets; George famously never wanted to lose anything—games, players, the back page—to the crosstown team, even though they play in different leagues. Also, can you imagine the chaos of George Steinbrenner and Steve Cohen trying to one up each other?! Alas.
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