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The Rebuilder’s Dilemma: What do Yankees do when strugglers are stars?

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman talks on the phone prior to a Grapefruit League spring training game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees at FITTEAM Ballpark of The Palm Beaches on March 12, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Many professional and college sports are canceling or postponing their games due to the ongoing threat of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

I’m not often one who thinks about rebuilding. That’s both because I picked a favorite baseball team that virtually never has to rebuild, and because I prefer to root for current players, as opposed to longing for better ones.