For a couple years now, New York Yankees fans have been eyeing the 2025 and 2026 offseasons because of Tarik Skubal. The Detroit Tigers star was once believed to be a trade candidate after the 2025 campaign, and will be a free agent when 2026 is finished.
But fans who have followed the Yankees closely knew that this was never going to be a reality for New York. Brian Cashman and the front office do not overextend themselves with trades, nor do they pay top dollar to free agents anymore. In fact, they're lucky Aaron Judge only landed a $360 million contract.