Why 2022 could be the Yankees’ year

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty ImagesIt has been a quiet offseason for the New York Yankees. In advance of the current work stoppage, the club stood pat amid an absolute frenzy of free agent signings. Now, with the lockout in place and no meaningful negotiations, let alone progress toward ending it, on the immediate horizon, the club will not even have the chance to make any significant moves for a while.

And though the 2021 club, like the 2020 team that preceded it, was wildly inconsistent and irritating, there are reasons to believe that the 2022 Yankees are set up for success with the pieces already in place.

1. Healthy Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton are monsters

For the first time since…