Yes, we criticize the New York Yankees plenty. And a lot of that stems from a lack of consistent, impact activity in free agency and on the trade market. Like back after the 2019 offseason, for example, when they signed Gerrit Cole (great job) and not a single other major league player (what? how?).
We will say this, though. While the Yankees make their fair share of mistakes, they don't do anything egregious as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim do. One of the other big-name free agents that offseason? Anthony Rendon. He signed a seven-year, $245 million contract with the Halos and .