
Even Yankees captain Aaron Judge had a difficult time watching the club’s slow-moving offseason.
Unlike last year’s offseason, which saw the Yankees lose out on Juan Soto to the crosstown rival Mets before making a furious push to reallocate money to different parts of the roster, New York’s hot stove created embers more than flames. The Yankees spent nearly $200 million this winter on free agents, all of whom were internal free agents, a stark contrast from busy division rivals in the Blue Jays, Red Sox and Orioles.