Trevor Bauer is seemingly a pipe dream and the team is not close to signing any other starting pitcher in the free agent market, so the offseason doesn’t seem to be going particularly well for the Yankees. Even Masahiro Tanaka is looking like a longshot to return these days, and that’s saying something considering that the Bombers need pitching and he spent the last seven seasons in the Bronx.
The Yankees are reportedly not willing to spend too much in payroll obligations next season, and that may complicate things if they want to field a highly competitive roster.