Aaron Boone's comments on the Blue Jays reveal the issue with the Yankees

It's been nearly two decades since the New York Yankees' last World Series win.

The Bronx Bombers continue to fall short of the goal every single year, and they're about to enter year nine of the Aaron Boone era that has produced just three divisional pennants and one failed World Series trip.

That's why the fans might not care about the manager's latest comments about the Toronto Blue Jays. 

When asked about his divisional rivals, Boone didn't sound too convinced about them being much better than the Yankees.

The Yankees hope to close the gap between them and the Blue Jays

“We ended with identical records last year. I don’t want to discount that they kicked our [tails] last year; like, don’t take it out of context,” Boone said at the Winter Meetings, per MLB insider Bryan Hoch. “They obviously were a great team last year, and an eyelash away from winning a world championship. They certainly proved to be the better team this year, and hopefully, we can close that gap.”

Of course, it's not that he would say anything different. However, the Yankees had a flawed and inconsistent roster, and it doesn't sound like they're too eager to change what needs to be changed.

“Again, you’re always trying to improve your team. But [you need to] also pause and say, ‘Hey, we’re pretty good here.’ We’ve got a lot of really good players and a lot of really good young core players that emerged on different levels last year that we need to continue to grow in their big league journey,” he continued.

It's not about spending money or just blowing up the roster after every failed season, but Boone's comments show a level of conformity and comfort that has doomed this organization for years now.

The Yankees had never settled for being good. It was always World Series or bust.

And until they embrace that mindset again, this team will continue to be the hunter, not the hunted.