Five Things Yankees Must Do This Offseason

2. Stop Being So Weird About Injuries

Between Anthony Volpe’s mysterious shoulder injury and Aaron Judge’s weird miscommunication with Aaron Boone about his elbow injury, I think fans would just love to hear some real talk from the front office. Let them be part of the conversation, let them root for recovery, let them know why a guy is messing up all summer if that’s what was going on. We all picked on Volpe for months. I think a communication reset is overdue in more ways than one — would love to hear less “we’re the best team in baseball” all year as well — but that’s a big one.

— Erin Shapland

3. Acquire Joe Ryan

Joe Ryan is a name the Yankees should consider acquiring this winter. The Minnesota Twins had already dangled him in trade talks during the deadline, and there's a chance that happens again this winter. Ryan is a solid frontline starter and is under team control until 2028. You can slot him right at the top of the rotation between Gerrit Cole and Max Fried. It'll take significant prospect capital to get a deal like this done, but it's one of those instances where you get what you pay for. We've already seen what stacking the deck with frontline starters did for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and it's time for the Yankees to start doing that, too

— Joe Randazzo

4. Ditch Anthony Volpe

There may not be a player who would benefit from a change of scenery across the entire league more than Anthony Volpe. The former first-round pick and top prospect floundered after suffering his shoulder injury in May, and he simply was a shell of his former self defensively while continuing to produce at a well below average level offensively.

Some members of the Yankees’ brass may have confidence in Volpe as a long-term option at shortstop, but it's time to move on. New York should explore a trade for the 24-year-old, who'd generate some form of a market, and subsequently sign the top free agent shortstop in Bo Bichette.

Bichette, who has not played during the Toronto Blue Jays’ playoff run due to a left knee injury, bounced back from a poor 2024 campaign with a slash line of .311/.357/.483 to go alongside 18 home runs and 94 RBIs this season.

The two-time All-Star would work wonders at the top of the Yankees’ lineup, and bringing him in would also deliver a huge blow to their division rival.

— Jack Markowski

Don't Re-Sign Cody Bellinger

The New York Yankees need to think differently. In order to do that, they need to think of younger options and replacements that don't win them a World Series now, but now and later. Because, frankly, their team wasn't good enough to compete for one this season.

Bringing in new faces makes sense for New York, and it starts with Bellinger. With his lack of postseason success, it's time for a new attempt. Kyle Tucker makes all the sense in the world for the Yankees as a player who can come in and provide youth and plenty of starpower.

It's not a downgrade at all, and instead of just trying it again with the same group, the Yankees would be learning from their mistakes.

-- Noah Strackbein

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