Yankees fans are angry. Hal Steinbrenner admitted that himself. However, for those looking for drastic changes to be made to this current lineup, there are not many places to go up from what Brian Cashman already had.
The Bombers have a flawed roster with aging players and lineup inconsistency after their stack of Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton. Realistically, a bottom-up retooling of the entire lineup is not a project that can be accomplished in a single offseason. Instead, the Yankees will need to focus on holding things together long enough for backup to arrive through the farm system.
In many cases, the Yankees’ best bets are their own free agents or are already under contract. Rizzo has already been re-signed to man first base and was indisputably the best first basemen on the market. Andrew Benintendi and Judge both remain free agents and sit as easy fits for the Bombers.
