Before we get into the meat and potatoes of this discussion, let's all take a moment to heartily laugh at the New York Yankees' lack of movement this winter.
They've re-signed Paul Blackburn and Amed Rosario to one-year deals, took Cade Winquest in the Rule 5 Draft, and handed a non-roster invite to spring training to Paul DeJong. Oh, and they financially handicapped themselves by offering the qualifying offer to Trent Grisham after his breakout season.
For a "World Series contender," that's a laughable transaction log, even if the Boston Red Sox's failure to sign a major-league free agent of their own makes this a throwing-stones-in-a-glass-house argument.