The Yankees will find themselves trying to serve two masters yet again in 2016. General manager Brian Cashman wanted a younger roster, and he's got it, with pair of 25-year-old middle infielders, a 21-year-old potential ace and a dynamic fourth outfielder with All-Star upside. (Not to mention perhaps the best closer in baseball, who's just 27.)
But the Yankees are still old.
There's no telling if Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira can repeat their resurgent 2015 campaigns or if center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury and left fielder Brett Gardner can bounce back from rough seasons.